Thymus linearis Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Thymus

Characteristics

A herb. It has an aroma. The stems lie down. The twigs are clothed with short, white hairs. The leaves have short stalks. They are opposite. They are 0.5-1.5 cm long by 0.2-0.5 cm wide. They are oval and dotted with glands on both surfaces. The flowers are purplish. They occur in round spikes at the ends of branches.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Nepal it grows between 2400-4500 m altitude. It suits cold arid places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Leaves and flowers are pickled and also used as a spice or condiment. They are also used for a herbal tea. The plant is pounded on a stone slab to soften then mixed with chili powder and salt. The seeds are used to flavour tea.
Uses medicinal spice tea
Edible flowers leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents, local (aerial part), Asthma (aerial part), Bronchitis (aerial part), Common cold (aerial part), Cough (aerial part), Fever (aerial part), Gastrointestinal diseases (aerial part), Nervous system diseases (aerial part), Pain (aerial part), Skin diseases (aerial part), Anthelmintics (flower), Antipruritics (leaf), Emetics (leaf), Epilepsy (leaf), Exanthema (leaf), Menstruation disturbances (leaf), Stomach diseases (leaf), Whooping cough (leaf), Common cold (seed), Cough (seed), Stomach diseases (seed), Whooping cough (seed), Epilepsy (shoot), Menstruation disturbances (shoot), Whooping cough (shoot), Postnatal care (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Thymus linearis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:461359-1
WFO ID wfo-0000324294
COL ID 56R5G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Thymus linearis subsp. linearis Thymus linearis

Lower taxons

Thymus linearis var. album Thymus linearis var. linearis