''Thymbra'', common name Mediterranean thyme, is a genus of plants in the family

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savo ...

. As currently categorized, the genus has seven species and one subspecies. It is native to the

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on th ...

region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.Altervista Flora Italiana, Timo arbustivo Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav.
includes photos plus European distribution map ;Species *'' Thymbra calostachya'' (Rech.f.) Rech.f. - Crete *''

Thymbra capitata ''Thymus capitatus'' is a compact, woody perennial native to Mediterranean Europe and Turkey, more commonly known as conehead thyme, Persian-hyssop and Spanish oregano. It is also known under the name ''Thymbra capitata''. Description The pla ...

'' (L.) Cav. - widespread from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey + Palestine *'' Thymbra sintenisii'' Bornm. & Azn. - Iraq, Turkey *'' Thymbra spicata'' L. - Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Iran *'' Thymbra thymbrifolia'' (Hedge & Feinbrun) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - Israel, Palestine, Judean Desert, Khirbet el Mird *'' Thymbra nabateorum'' (Danin & Hedge) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - W of Jordan and the adjacent N of Saudi Arabia *'' Thymbra linearifolia'' (Brullo & Furnari) Bräuchler, comb. nov. - Libya

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q292483 Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of the Mediterranean Basin