עשנן יהודה
| Scientific name: | Fumaria judaica Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Judean fumitory | |
| Hebrew name: | עשנן יהודה | |
| Family: | Fumariaceae, עשנניים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | 10–70 cm, branched, generally glabrous; sap colorless | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, rosette, dissected twice or more, dentate or serrate | |
| Inflorescence: | Terminal raceme; usually shortly pedunculate | |
| Flowers: | White with pink | |
| Fruits / pods: | Capsule, 1-seeded | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Fumaria, Latin fumus terrae, "smoke of the earth" and may refers to the smoky odour of some species in this genus or the smoky colour of some species when in flower. judaica, from the Hebrew יהודה, Yehudah, Judah, the name given to the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Eretz Yisrael). capreolata, capreolus, prop, support, tendril; having tendrils. The Hebrew name: ashnan, עשנן ,from ashan, עשן (smoke), according to the scientific name fumaria.
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