1450 Mountain Tea Mountain tea belongs to the Lamiaceae's family and to the genus of Sideritis, which contains almost 150 species that mainly grow at the Mediterranean such countries as Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Turkey. In our country it is known from the ancient times and is refered by Theophrastus (372-287 B.C.) and Dioscurides (10 A.D. century). Today, 17 species are growing in Greece. Its scientific name is Sideritis spp or Dioscurides Sideritis.