Thymus camphoratus Hoffmanns. & Link

Thym (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Thymus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry sandy places and bushy places.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible -
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

Flower

Thymus camphoratus flower picture by rasmjs kray (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Thymus camphoratus world distribution map, present in Portugal

Conservation status

Thymus camphoratus threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460994-1
WFO ID wfo-0000323816
COL ID 56QSF
BDTFX ID 83665
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Thymus algarbiensis Thymus camphoratus Thymus camphoratus subsp. congestus Thymus mastichina var. camphoratus