Cicerbita

Cicerbita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and Europe. They are known commonly as blue sow thistles. The word Cicerbita is from the Italian, meaning "chickory-like", a comparison to Cichorium, the chicory genus.

Cicerbita
Cicerbita alpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Lactucinae
Genus: Cicerbita
Wallr.
Synonyms
  • Agathyrsus D.Don, (1829)
  • Eunoxis Raf., (1838), nom. superfl.
  • Galathenium Nutt., (1841)
  • Garacium Gren. & Godr., (1850)
  • Kovalevskiella Kamelin, (1993)
  • Steptorhamphus Bunge, (1851)
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