Cicerbita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and Europe.

[3] The word Cicerbita is from the Italian, meaning "chickory-like", a comparison to Cichorium, the chicory genus.

The flower head has 5 to 30 florets in shades of blue or purple, or occasionally white[5] or yellow.

The young shoots are boiled and served in olive oil or tomato sauce.

[9] The shoots in oil can be purchased in markets under the local name insalata dell'orso ("bear salad").