Φουμάνα η θυμαρόφυλλη
Etymology of Fumana arabica: The name of the genus, "Fumana", derives from the Latin "fumus", meaning "smoke", hence fumana is "smokey", referring to the color of its foliage. The epithet "thymifolia" comes from the words "thymus", meaning "thyme" and "folia" meaning "leaf", for its "thyme-like leaves".
There are three Fumana kinds (all species) in the Cypriot habitat.
Fumana thymifolia is the second most common Fumana species encountered in Cyprus. It exists in all the regions of Cyprus, and it appears up to an altitude of 925 metres. It usually blooms from January until June.
How to identify Fumana thymifolia:
Its flowers appear in an elongate, bracteate cincinus (not solitary as in arabica); its petals are 5-8 mm long. It has leaves densely glandular-pubescent, oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, generally under 1 cm. Its distinct difference with the Fumana laevis species that has the same flowers are the leaves: oblanceolate or narrowly obovate in thymifolia, linear in laevis.
