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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.Genus ''Cicerbita'' Wallr. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). The word ''Cicerbita'' is from the Italian language, Italian, meaning "chickory-like", a comparison to ''Cichorium'', the chicory genus.Scartezzini, F., et al. (2012) Domestication of alpine blue-sow-thistle (''Cicerbita alpina'' (L.) Wallr.): six year trial results. ''Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution'' 59(3) 465-71. Description ...
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