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.

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

Field trials are underway to examine the possibility of cultivating the plant in agriculture.