| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. |
| Bibliography | Elench. Pl. Horti Matr.: 37 (1803) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1400m |
| Description | leaves linear, 6-10mm long, subglabrous, floral bracts imbricate, ovate to lanceolate, greenish, ciliate, flowers to 1cm long, in oblong, conical spikes |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Coridothymus capitatus (L.) Rchb.f. Origanum capitatum (L.) Kuntz Satureja capitata L. Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link Thymus capitatus var. albospinosus Bald. Thymus creticus Brot. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |