Fumana thymifolia, Clammy Cistus, Arabian Cistus,
Hebrew: לוטמית דביקה, Arabic: ورد الشمس

Scientific name:		Fumana thymifolia (L.) Webb
Common name:		Clammy Cistus, Arabian Cistus
Hebrew name:		לוטמית דביקה
Arabic name:		ورد الشمس
Family:		Cistaceae, לוטמיים

Life form:		Chamaephyte
Stems:		Up to 20 cm; much-branched; erect or ascending branches
Leaves:		Opposite, entire; lance-shaped to narrow elliptical
Inflorescence:		Raceme-like cymes; 3-9 flowers
Flowers:		lemon-yellow petals; corolla 10-15mm
Fruits / pods:		Capsules 4-5mm
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:		Perennating

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. Fumana arabica, up to 25cm; leaves alternate, ovate- to oblong-lanceolate, stipulate; petals are pale yellow-orange, and the corolla is 20-30mm; capsule 6-8mm.