A resident of the region in Syrian Qalamoun told me that the tubers of this plant were dried and crushed for use in making bread during the years of severe drought since ancient times.
For this plant it is:
Cousinia ramosissima (syn: Cousinia drusorum)
As Mouterde mentioned, he recorded it in Tal Shihan, the same place where I filmed
Mottered says in the book La Flora du Djabal Druze that the German scientist Bornmuller confused it with C. moabitica, which is widespread in Jordan.
Therefore, the correct one is Cousinia ramosissima, and the opinion is yours !!
Growing on maple tree