Cichorium intybus L. Captura: Rocabruna, Vilallonga de Ter, Ripollès, Girona, Catalunya.Chelidonium majus L.
CATALÀ
La xicoira (Cichorium intybus) és una planta de la família de les Asteraceae. Arreu dels Països Catalans es coneix com a cama-roja, masteguera, màstec bord, xicòria, xicòria amarga, xicòria de cafè, xicoia, xicoina o escarola borda.
ENGLISH
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the daisy family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive. In the 21st century, inulin, an extract from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a sweetener and source of dietary fiber.
Chicory is grown as a forage crop for livestock.It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and is now common in North America, China, and Australia, where it has become widely naturalized."Chicory" is also the common name in the United States for curly endive (Cichorium endivia); these two closely related species are often confused.
Cichorium intybus L. Captura: Rocabruna, Vilallonga de Ter, Ripollès, Girona, Catalunya.Chelidonium majus L.
CATALÀ
La xicoira (Cichorium intybus) és una planta de la família de les Asteraceae. Arreu dels Països Catalans es coneix com a cama-roja, masteguera, màstec bord, xicòria, xicòria amarga, xicòria de cafè, xicoia, xicoina o escarola borda.
ENGLISH
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the daisy family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive. In the 21st century, inulin, an extract from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a sweetener and source of dietary fiber.
Chicory is grown as a forage crop for livestock.It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and is now common in North America, China, and Australia, where it has become widely naturalized."Chicory" is also the common name in the United States for curly endive (Cichorium endivia); these two closely related species are often confused.