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FS 34
April 1963
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Chicory
Scientific name : Chichorium intybus
Common name : Blueweed
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By Martin Zimmerman, Sherman County
Extension Agent, Oregon State University
Perennial
Flowers large, blue
Upper stalk with few
leaves
Stem smooth, from
2 to 4 feet tall
Stems and leaves
contain a milky sap
Leaf shape similar
to dandelion
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Taproot heavy, deep
Chicory is a garden plant common along roadsides, fences, and trashy areas;
seldom troublesome in grain fields.
If
Control: Chicory is usually controlled in fields with crop rotation.
chemical control is needed, apply 1 pound 2,4-D ester per acre before bloom for
best control.
This is one of a series of Fact Sheets reporting Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, F. E. Price, director. Printed and distributed in furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30,
1914. Oregon State University, Oregon counties, and U. S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.