Lamiaceae

Persian zatar

Satureja thymbra L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Satureja

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: ندغ زعتري, زعتر رومي, شاطرية, صعتر
Dutch: Tijmbonenkruid
English: Persian zatar, Pink savory, Water savory, Roman hyssop, Savory of Crete, Whorled savory
grc: Θύμβρα
Hebrew: צתרה ורודה, סיאה
Turkish: Girit sateri

Synonyms

Clinopodium thymbra (L.) Kuntze
Micromeria thymbra (L.) Kostel.
Satureja biroi Jáv.
Satureja collina Salisb.
Satureja hispida Ehrh.
Satureja thymbra var. calvescens Pamp.
Satureja tragoriganum (L.) Tausch
Thymbra hirsuta Pers.
Thymbra hirsutissima Vent. ex Pers.
Thymus hirsutissimus Poir.
Thymus tragoriganum L.

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.