Thyme leaved fumana

(Fumana thymifolia)

galery

Description

It grows up to 20 cm high and is richly branched. The leaves are narrow, hairy and sticky. The yellow 9-14 mm flowers are in an open-ended, open broom It grows in dry, rocky places and in stable dunes garrigue and open forests. The species is widespread in almost all of the Mediterranean but is lacking in Cyprus and some other farthest east.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malvales
Family:Cistaceae
Genus:Fumana
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