Lamiaceae
Thymbra capitata
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Thymbra
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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

FlowerPhoto: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Edmundas Greimas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.