Thymus bovei

Bentham

Za'tar

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring

The leaves are used as a flavouring.

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Egypt - Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Mediterranean, Middle East, Sinai,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bahrain, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Malta, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen

A Mediterranean climate herb in the Lamiaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Za'tar farsi

References (2)

Al-Qura'n, S. A., 2010, Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Wild Edible Plants in Jordan. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International 1(4):231-243
Bailey, C. and Danin, A., 1981, Bedouin Plant Utilization in Sinai and the Negev. Economic Botany 35(2): 145-162