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Chicory
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen)
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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-07-05 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Exposure: f/14.0, 1/160 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-08-09 21:10 |
| Viewed: 375 |
| Points: 22 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch] |
Today an common flower in the Netherlands and Europe, also on the Veluwe.
This flower photographed in my second holiday to the Veluwe.
I hope you like it.
Thanks for looking and critiques.
This flower are flowering in the morning.
Tomorrow an butterfly.
Latin name - Cichorium intybus
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a bushy perennial herb with blue, lavender, or occasionally white flowers. It grows as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America and Australia, where it has become naturalized. Common chicory is also known as blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed. It is also called cornflower, although that name is more properly applied to Centaurea cyanus. The cultivated forms are grown for their leaves (var. foliosum), or for the roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. Common names for varieties of var. foliosum include endive, radicchio, Belgian endive, French endive, red endive, sugarloaf or witloof.
Chicory is also the common name in the US (and in France) for curly endive (Cichorium endivia). There is considerable confusion between Cichorium endivia and Cichorium intybus.
Chicory may be grown for its leaves, eaten raw as a salad. It is generally divided into three types of which there are many varieties:
Radicchio usually has variegated red or red and green leaves. Some only refer to the white-veined red leaved type as radicchio. Also known as red endive and red chicory. It has a bitter and spicy taste, which mellows when it is grilled or roasted. It can also be used to add color and zest to salads.
Sugarloaf looks rather like cos lettuce, with tightly packed leaves.
The bitter substances are primarily the two sesquiterpene lactones Lactucin and Lactucopicrin. Other ingredients are Aesculetin, Aesculin, Cichoriin, Umbelliferone, Scopoletin and 6.7-Dihydrocoumarin and further sesquiterpene lactones and their glycosides.
Chicory (especially the flower) was used as a treatment in Germany, and is recorded in many books as an ancient German treatment for everyday ailments. It is variously used as a tonic and appetite stimulant, and as a treatment for gallstones, gastro-enteritis, sinus problems and cuts and bruises.
According to traditional folklore, long-term use of chicory as a coffee substitute may damage human retinal tissue, with dimming of vision over time and other long term effects. Modern scientific literature contains little or no evidence to support or refute this claim.
Root chicory contains volatile oils similar to those found in plants in the related genus Tanacetum which includes Tansy, and is likewise effective at eliminating intestinal worms. All parts of the plant contain these volatile oils, with the majority of the toxic components concentrated in the plant's root.
Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites. Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in reduction of worm burdens, which has prompted its widespread use as a forage supplement. There are only a few major companies active in research, development, and production of chicory varieties and selections. Most of them are in New Zealand. Chicory root extract is high in inulin, and used as a high-fiber dietary supplement. |
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- uleko
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(2789) - [2009-08-09 22:45]
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Hello Gert,
A lovely close view of Chicory, a flower seen here too along the roadsides. I love its colour that you've captured so well. Excellent details too and I like the dark background.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla
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- siggi
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- [2009-08-10 0:33]
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Hello Gert
Excellent capture of a delicate-looking Chicory species. Well exposed to keep a balance between the petals and background.
Best regards Siggi
Great shot of a beautiful flower. The background is really nice and works very well. Best wishes, Thierry
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- PeterZ
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- [2009-08-10 0:43]
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Hallo Gert,
Schitterende heldere foto waarop zelfs de kleinste details in de meeldraden te zien zijn. Uistekende compositie. Prachtige contrasterende kleuren. Een beauty!
Groet,
Peter
Hello Gert,
wonderful close-up of this lovely flower with beautiful colors, excellent sharpness and many details. I also like the good light and the blurred background. Well done.
Best wishes,
Helmut
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- horias
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- [2009-08-10 8:37]
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Gert,
Natural colors, sharp, wonderful POV.All is present in your capture.
Congratulation!
Horia
A lovely shot, Gert...
Chicory is used very commonly as an additive in India for coffee.
Lovely flower.
Bravo!
Goldy
Es una de las flores más elegantes que conozco, simple pero de rotundas formas con un color prcioso. Todo ello lo captaste bien en esta toma.
Saludos Gert: Josep Ignasi.
Hello Gert
this is a very nice flower taken from a great POV, the colors and the details are very well reproduced, wonderful contrast with the BG and good presentation
Have a good night
Jacqueline
Hi Bro Gert,
Another pretty flower and its fine macro with a delightful composition and excellent details.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram
Bonjour Gert,
Très belle macro finement détaillée dans une lumière bien maitrisée.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard
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