Lamiaceae

Spiked savoury

Thymbra spicata L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Thymbra

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Spiked savoury: Thymbra spicata L. (צתרנית משובלת), Mount Meiron, Upper Galilee, Israel, June 14, 2006. — Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: زعتر سبلة, زعتر حمار
English: Spiked savoury
Hebrew: צתרנית משובלת

Synonyms

Satureja spicata (L.) Garsault

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dr. Nasser Halaweh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.