Lythrum thymifolia L.

Thymeleaf loosestrife (en), Lythrum à feuilles de thym (fr), Salicaire à feuilles de thym (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Lythrum

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.1m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lythrum thymifolia world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Portugal, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Conservation status

Lythrum thymifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553815-1
WFO ID wfo-0000366930
COL ID 3WVJ4
BDTFX ID 40641
INPN ID 107123
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lythrum hybridum Lythrum thymophyllum Lythrum thymifolia Lythrum strictum Middendorfia melanosperma Middendorfia thymifolia Salicaria thymifolia Chabraea serpyllifolia Editeles thymifolia Salica lythastrum Lythrum hyssopifolia subsp. melanospermum