Common name
German: Mastix-Thymian
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Lamiaceae (99)(family description)
Genus: Thymus (5)
Epithet: mastichina (L.) L. (1)
Synonyms: Majorana tomentosa (Willd.) Stokes, Origanum mastichina (L.) Kuntze, Origanum tomentosum (Willd.) Kuntze
mastichina => similar to mastic, a resinous exudate from Pistacia lentiscus
tomentosa => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs
tomentosum => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white