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Lamiaceae

Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Thymbra

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Thymbra capitata (Thymbra capitata)
FlowerPhoto: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)
Chinese
头花百里香
Czech
Mateřídouškovec vonný
Finnish
Sykerötipakki, Sykerötimjami
German
Kopfiger Thymian
grc
Θύμον
Maltese
Is-Sagħtar, Sagħtar
Portuguese
Coridothymus

Synonyms

  • Coridothymus capitatus (L.) Rchb.f.
  • Origanum capitatum (L.) Kuntze
  • Satureja capitata L.
  • Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link
  • Thymus capitatus var. albospinosus Bald.
  • Thymus creticus Brot.

Flowers

In flower
May to July (from 450 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

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.