Hebrew: כתמה עבת-שורשים, Arabic: يعضيض عسقولي
| Scientific name: | Leontodon tuberosus L. | |
| Synonym name: | Thrincia tuberosa (L.)DC. | |
| Common name: | Bulbous Dandelion, Tuberous Hawkbit | |
| Hebrew name: | כתמה עבת-שורשים | |
| Arabic name: | يعضيض عسقولي | |
| Family: | Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | 30 cm | |
| Leaves: | Rosette, entire, dentate or serrate | |
| Inflorescence: | Flowers are arranged solitary | |
| Flowers: | Yellow ligulate flowers | |
| Fruits / pods: | Achenes | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, May, December | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Leontodon, leon, λεων, οντιϛ, a lion; odous, tooth, because of the toothed leaves. tuberosus, producing tubers, or swollen into a tuber. Thrincia, named from the Greek fhrinkos, a feather; in allusion to the feathery pappus. The name Dandelion is said to be a corruption of the French "dent-de-lion", meaning lion's tooth and referring to the leaf outline which is said to resemble that of the lion's tooth. The Hebrew name: כתמה, ketema, from katom, yellow, from ketem; the name 'ketema' emphasizes the yellow-orange color of the flower, reminiscent of the color of gold.
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