Hebrew: טיון דביק, Arabic: طيون
| Scientific name: | Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter | |
| Synonym name: | Inula viscosa (L.) Aiton | |
| Common name: | False yellowhead, Strong-Smelling Inula | |
| Hebrew name: | טיון דביק | |
| Arabic name: | طيون | |
| Plant Family: | Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים |
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| Life form: | Chamaephyte | |
| Stems: | Erect, highly branched, glandular hairs | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, sessile, entire, lanceolate, serrate | |
| Flowers: | Yellow; ray petals around disc florets | |
| Fruits / pods: | 40-50 achenes per flowerhead; light brown achene with a beige pappus | |
| Flowering Period: | July, August, September, October, November, December | |
| Habitat: | Riparian | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Dittrichia, named for the German botanist Manfred Dittrich (1934- ). viscosa, sticky, clammy; referring mainly to the sticky exudate from the glandular hairs. inula, from Helen of Troy, being fabled to have sprung up from the ground where her tears were supposed to have fallen.
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