Common Myrtle

Scientific name
Myrtus communis
Regions
  • Ain Draham
  • Tabarka
  • Sejnane
  • Béja
Flowering month
  • June
  • July
  • August
Common Myrtle

Aromatic shrub growing in the humid and shaded undergrowth of the Northwest.

الريحان

Rihan

Myrtaceae

Shrub

Summer

Myrtle Honey / Component of Maquis Honey

Color

Dark amber

Taste

Resinous, spicy and fruity notes

Nectar

Good

Pollen

Excellent

Main role

pollen

Roles

  • pollen
  • nectar

Seasonal utility

Summer feeding of the Northwest

Biological utility

Ensures a supply of fresh and healthy pollen in the humid mid-summer of the maquis.

Pollen color

Creamy white