Rod Williams / Chicory flowers (Cichorium intybus), Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, August

Rod Williams / Chicory flower (Cichorium intybus), Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, August

Ernie Janes / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) growing on arable headland England, UK.

Rod Williams / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) flower, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, August.

Rod Williams / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) in flower, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, July.

Dave Bevan / Darkling beetle (Tenebrio sp) feeding on Chicory flower (Cichorium intybus) Hungary, June.

Pascal Pittorino / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on Chicory flower (Cichorium intybus) in an organic garden, Var, Provence, France, May

Nick Upton / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) flowering among Nodding / Musk thistles (Carduus nutans) in a fallow field with a tree belt and a flowering Linseed crop (Linum usitatissimum) in the background, Marlboroug...

Nick Upton / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) flowering among Nodding / Musk thistles (Carduus nutans) in a fallow field with a tree belt and a flowering Linseed crop (Linum usitatissimum) in the background, Marlboroug...

Philippe Clement / Bearded Crepis (Crepis barbata) also known as Purple-eyed Succory Hawkweed, Extremadura, Spain

Pascal Tordeux / Common Chicory / Succory / Coffeeweed / Blue Sailors (Cichorium intybus). Picardy, France, July.

Pascal Tordeux / Common Chicory / Succory / Coffeeweed / Blue Sailors (Cichorium intybus). Picardy, France, July.

Linda Pitkin / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) in flower, Surrey, England. August.

Linda Pitkin / Common soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) and Chicory (Cichorium intybus) in flower, Surrey, England. August.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Chicory (Cichorium intybus), used as a coffee substitute and food additive, in flower, Umbria, Italy. July.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) male bee on Chicory flower petals (Cichorium intybus), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

Phil Savoie / Chicory aka Endive (Cichorium intybus) flower interior. Composite flower Styles use tiny brush-like hairs to present pollen. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) composite flower, close up of stigmas with pollen, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Phil Savoie / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) composite flower, close up of stigmas with pollen, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Niall Benvie / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) against white background, Burgundy, France

Linda Pitkin / Chicory (Cichorium intybus), locally rare plant. Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, August 2018.

Linda Pitkin / Chicory (Cichorium intybus), uncommon pink flowered form, locally rare plant. The Moors SWT, Surrey, England, August.

Nigel Cattlin / Blue flowers of common chicory (Cichorium intybus) by a roadside in France