Cicerbita

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Cicerbita
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Cicerbita alpina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Lactucinae
Genus: Cicerbita
Wallr.
Synonyms
  • AgathyrsusD.Don, (1829)
  • EunoxisRaf., (1838), nom. superfl.
  • GalatheniumNutt., (1841)
  • GaraciumGren. & Godr., (1850)
  • KovalevskiellaKamelin, (1993)
  • SteptorhamphusBunge, (1851)

Cicerbita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and Europe. [1] [2] They are known commonly as blue sow thistles. [3] The word Cicerbita is from the Italian, meaning "chickory-like", a comparison to Cichorium , the chicory genus. [4]

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Description

Cicerbita are usually perennial plants, often with rhizomes. [5] Annual species are also known. [6] The leaves are undivided or pinnate. The flower head has 5 to 30 florets in shades of blue or purple, or occasionally white [5] or yellow. [6] The achene is ribbed and has a pappus of bristles and hairs. [5]

Systematics

The plants of this genus were included in genus Lactuca , the lettuces, until 1822, [7] when the first of them were separated based on the morphology of the fruits. [6] The definition of the genus is still in debate and very unclear.

Accepted species

Kew accepts 42 Species (as of November 2022). [8] Some selected species;

Uses

Cicerbita alpina is eaten as a vegetable in Italy, part of its native range. The young shoots are boiled and served in olive oil or tomato sauce. They are considered a delicacy and can be had in restaurants. [9] The shoots in oil can be purchased in markets under the local name insalata dell'orso ("bear salad"). [4] The plant is collected from the wild and there is some concern that it may be threatened with overexploitation, so local ordinances now limit wild collection in some areas. Field trials are underway to examine the possibility of cultivating the plant in agriculture. [9]

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Cicerbita alpina, commonly known as the alpine sow-thistle or alpine blue-sow-thistle is a perennial herbaceous species of plant sometimes placed in the genus Cicerbita of the family Asteraceae, and sometimes placed in the genus Lactuca as Lactuca alpina. It is native to upland and mountainous parts of Europe.

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<i>Lophanthus</i> Genus of flowering plants

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  2. Lophanthus allotrius(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
  3. Lophanthus archibaldii(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
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  5. Lophanthus depauperatus(Benth.) Levin - Iran
  6. Lophanthus dschuparensis(Bornm.) Levin - Iran
  7. Lophanthus elegans(Lipsky) Levin - Afghanistan, Tajikistan
  8. Lophanthus hedgei(Freitag) A.L.Budantzev - Afghanistan
  9. Lophanthus iranshahrii(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
  10. Lophanthus kryloviiLipsky - Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Altai
  11. Lophanthus laxiflorus(Benth.) Levin - Iran
  12. Lophanthus michauxii(Briq.) Levin - Iran
  13. Lophanthus ouroumitanensis(Franch.) Kochk. & Zuckerw. - Afghanistan, Tajikistan
  14. Lophanthus oxyodontus(Boiss.) Levin - Iran
  15. Lophanthus pinetorum(Aitch. & Hemsl.) Levin - Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas
  16. Lophanthus schrenkiiLevin - Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
  17. Lophanthus schtschurowskianus(Regel) Lipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  18. Lophanthus sessilifolius(Bunge) Levin - Iran, Pakistan
  19. Lophanthus subnivalisLipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  20. Lophanthus tibeticusC.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang - Tibet
  21. Lophanthus tschimganicusLipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
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  23. Lophanthus varzobicusKochk. - Tajikistan
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References

  1. ↑ Wallroth, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm. 1823. Schedulae Criticae de Plantis Florae Halensis Selectis. Corollarium novum ad C. Sprengelii Floram halensem. Accedunt generum quorundam specierumque omnium definitiones novae, excursus in stirpes difficiliores. Tom. I. Phanerogamia 1: 433
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Cicerbita Wallr.
  3. ↑ Genus Cicerbita Wallr. Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 3 Cicerbita. Flora of China.
  6. 1 2 3 Bano, R. and M. Qaiser. (2010). The genus Cicerbita Wallr. (Cichoriae-Asteraceae) in Pakistan and Kashmir. Pakistan Journal of Botany 42, 35-56.
  7. ↑ Chu, S. (1991). On circumscription of the genus Cicerbita Wall., and two new genera of Compositae from Sino-Himalayan Region. Archived 2014-11-26 at the Wayback Machine Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 29(5) 394-417.
  8. ↑ "Cicerbita Wallr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 Scartezzini, F., et al. Domestication and field management trials of Cicerbita alpina (L.) Wallr. In: First International Conference on Crop Wild Relative Conservation and Use. September 14–17, 2005. Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. pg. 14-17.


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