MINT FAMILY
Coridothymus capitatus (Beyaz kekik)
(Kopfiger Thymian)
Labiatae (Lamiaceae)
Dwarf domed shrub, up to 50 cm, densely branched ascending to
erect stems with axillary leaf-clusters. Leaves opposite, linear. Inflorescence oblong-conical Calyx up to 5 mm. Petals united, purple-pink up to 10 mm. Stem and leaves are used as tea. Fl. May-July. Coastal phrygana. open macchie, s.l.
Mediterranean area.
