Chicory flowers growing in in gravel along the roadside at Sullivan Slough Recreation Area in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Details: 

(Top) Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f13, ISO 200, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens.

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Selected References:

Thieret John W, Niering William A, and Olmstead Nancy C. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Plate 624, P 382.

USDA-NRCS. "Plant profile for Cichorium intybus."  The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov/ ). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. 2004. <  http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=CIIN  > (18 Sep. 2005).