Cichorium intybus
Cichorium intybus
FamilyGenus: Cichoriumnative in Germany
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Species
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Interactions
documented
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5
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A herbaceous broad-leaved plant reaching about 0.67 m in height, flowering from July to October. It requires full sun, fresh to moderately moist, calcareous soils. It is an archaeophyte in Great Britain, long established in meadows and arable margins.
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Ecological significance
As an archaeophyte, Cichorium intybus has long been present in the British flora. It occurs in meadows and arable margins and is not associated with any documented adverse ecological impacts.
Annual cycle
Flowers from July to October.
Safety note
No specific hazards are known.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jul – Okt
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.672 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Provide full sun and a fresh, moderately moist, well-drained soil. A neutral to alkaline pH (calcareous) is ideal. The plant tolerates only low disturbance and is not suited to saline conditions. It requires no additional high-nutrient feeding; a normal garden soil is sufficient.
Scientific profile
Cichorium intybus is a member of the Asteraceae family. It is a herbaceous, non-woody broad-leaved plant typically growing to about 0.67 m. It prefers full sun, fresh to moderately moist, calcareous soils, and tolerates only low disturbance. It is not salt-tolerant. In Great Britain it is an archaeophyte, long established in fresh meadows and arable weed communities. Flowering occurs from July to October. It is not red-listed.
Pollinators & visitors
91 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Lasioglossum calceatumPieris brassicaeColletes hederaeLasioglossum xanthopusBombus lapidariusBombus pascuorumAglais urticaePieris napiManiola jurtinaBombus sylvestrisBombus muscorumPseudovadonia lividaLasioglossum albipesStenurella melanuraLasioglossum pauxillumCryptocephalus aureolusApis melliferaLasioglossum malachurumLasioglossum glabriusculumBombus lucorumHesperia commaBombus pratorumOsmia spinulosaThymelicus lineolaPolyommatus icarusHalictus scabiosaeBombus soroeensisScolia hirtaDasypoda hirtipesHalictus rubicundusCarcharodus alceaePieris rapaeHalictus confususPseudoanthidium nanumAnthidium oblongatumChelostoma rapunculiHalictus quadricinctusLasioglossum leucozoniumAnthidium manicatumColias croceusStelis punctulatissimaBombus sicheliiAcanthis flammeaMegachile rotundataBombus terrestris/lucorumLasioglossum nigripesLasioglossum villosulumHalictus maculatusEupeodes corollaeHalictus simplex/langobardicus/compressus
Host relationships
5 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
30 other species visit the flowers
oedemera luridaFormica cuniculariaCarduelis carduelisSynema globosumCryptocephalus sericeusOedemera flavipesHarpalus rufipesHarpalus affinisSphaerophoria specNomiapis monstrosaMylabris quadripunctataDiptera sp16Oedemera barbaraOedemera caudataAzelia zetterstedtiiDolichopus plumipesEmpis bicuspidataHaematopota pluvialisLonchoptera bifurcataOpomyza germinationisPegoplata aestivaBotanophila striolataMuscina levidaScathophaga stercorariaDilophus febrilisPollenia rudisAdia cinerellaCoenosia tigrinaSiphona geniculataBellardia vulgaris
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_472617149
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