Coridothymus capitatus, conehead thyme, Israeli Thyme,
קורנית מקורקפת
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| | Scientific name: |
| Coridothymus capitatus (L.) Rchb. |
| Common name: |
| Conehead thyme, Israeli Thyme |
| Hebrew name: |
| קורנית מקורקפת |
| Plant Family: |
| Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים |
Date Picture Taken: February 2, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte, semi-shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Pink, purple |
| Flowering Period: |
| May, June, July, August, September, October |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterrabean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: February 2, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Coridothymus, Greek, koris, koridos "a species of Hypericum, a bug"; and thyme
capitatus, caput, head; with a head.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Rchb. is used to indicate Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (1793 – 1879), a German botanist and ornithologist.
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