Cichorium intybus L. | Pollen Atlas

Taxonomy

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Cichorium

Species

intybus

English name

Chicory, Succory, Wild soccorry, Witloof, Blue daisy, Blue dandelion

Italian name

Cicoria comune, Cicoria selvatica, Radicchio, Cicoria

Distribution

Cosmopolitan

Chorological type

Cosmopolitan

Habitat

It thrives as a wild plant on roadsides, along the paths, ruins, uncultivated fields, grassy meadows, dry pastures, gardens and parks. Chicory grows in sunny locations on any type of soil, (0 - 1200 m, in Italy).

Flowering time

VII - X

Nectar

Pollen

Pollen colour

white, light yellow, grey

Honeydew

Pollinators

Apoidea Andrenidae Halictidae Anthophoridae Bombus Apis mellifera

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WEB SITES

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WEB SITES:
Pignatti S. - Flora d’Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Reader’s digest encyclopaedia of garden plants and flowers - Reader’s Digest - Milano - 1988
Ricciardelli D’Albore G., Intoppa F. - Fiori e api - Edagricole - 2000 - www.bombus.it/pdf/ fiori_e_api/fiori_e_api.pdf
Ricciardelli D’Albore G., Atlas of world unifloral honeys - Fai Apicoltura - 2019
Simonetti G., Frilli F., Barbattini R., Iob M. - Flora di interesse apistico - Appendice a APICOLTURA Numero 5 - 1989
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The European Garden Flora - Cambridge University Press Vol I - II - III - IV - V 56- 1980
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CABI, Invasive Species Compendium - www.cabi.org/
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Floridata - floridata.com/home
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Australian FLORA - www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-flora
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GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility - https://www.gbif.org/