Thymus caespititius Brot.

Thym (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Thymus

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 10-30 cm tall. The leaves are narrow and spoon shaped. They are 6 mm long. They have a fringe of tiny hairs. The flowers are red or white and in small flattened heads.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant. In Melbourne Botanical gardens. It suits USDA hardiness zones 9-11.
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Dry stony slopes and gullies.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The leaves have a tangerine-like scent and are used for flavouring custards.
Uses essential oil food medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Thymus caespititius leaf picture by François Garnotel (cc-by-sa)
Thymus caespititius leaf picture by Pereira Jorge (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Thymus caespititius flower picture by Pereira Jorge (cc-by-sa)
Thymus caespititius flower picture by Pereira Jorge (cc-by-sa)
Thymus caespititius flower picture by Jerome Sudre (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Thymus caespititius world distribution map, present in Spain and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460982-1
WFO ID wfo-0000323804
COL ID 56QS5
BDTFX ID 103204
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Origanum caespititium Thymus micans Thymus caespititius var. albicans Thymus caespititius var. macranthus Thymus caespititius