Fumana thymifolia, Clammy cistus,
לוטמית דביקה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Fumana thymifolia (L.) Webb |
| Common name: |
| Clammy cistus |
| Hebrew name: |
| לוטמית דביקה |
| Family: |
| Cistaceae, לוטמיים |
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire |
| Flowers: |
| yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June, July |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Fumana, Latin fumus, smoke, presumably referring to the nitrous odor of the roots when pulled from the ground.
thymifolia, ϑυμον, thyme; folius, leaf; leaves like the genus Thymus (thyme).
- 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 Webb is used to indicate Philip Barker Webb (1793 – 1854), an English botanist.
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