Satureja thymbra

Satureja thymbra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Satureja
Species:	S. thymbra
Binomial name
Satureja thymbra L.
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.

Satureja thymbra, commonly known as savory of Crete, whorled savory, pink savory, and Roman hyssop (Arabic: za'atar rumi; za'atar franji),^[1] is a perennial-green dwarf shrub of the family Lamiaceae, having strongly scented leaves, native to Libya, southeastern Europe from Sardinia to Turkey; Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The plant is noted for its dark-green leaves which grow on numerous, closely compacted branches, reaching a height of 20–50 cm. The plant bears pink to purple flowers that blossom between March and June.