Thymus longicaulis C.Presl

Thym de Dalmatie (fr), Thym à longues tiges (fr), Thym à tiges longues (fr), Serpolet à longues tiges (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Thymus

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The leaves are used as a spice or flavouring. They are also used for tea drinks.
Uses medicinal spice tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or divisions.
Mode cuttings divisions
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 longicaulis leaf picture by barbara caroli (cc-by-sa)
Thymus longicaulis leaf picture by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)
Thymus longicaulis leaf picture by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Thymus longicaulis flower picture by Palmieri Nicola (cc-by-sa)
Thymus longicaulis flower picture by Palmieri Nicola (cc-by-sa)
Thymus longicaulis flower picture by Dieter Roessl (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Thymus longicaulis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:461366-1
WFO ID wfo-0000324304
COL ID 56R5N
BDTFX ID 75412
INPN ID 126541
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Thymus serpyllum f. litoralis Thymus serpyllum f. freynii Thymus serpyllum f. lengyelii Thymus areophilus Thymus longicaulis subsp. moesiacus Thymus longicaulis var. moesiacus Thymus serpyllum subsp. dalmaticus Thymus striatus var. longicaulis Thymus serpyllum var. dalmaticus Thymus chamaedrys var. pinifolius Thymus serpyllum subsp. pinifolius Thymus serpyllum var. pinifolius Thymus serpyllum var. litoralis Thymus longicaulis var. intermedius Thymus longicaulis var. salonitanus Thymus serpyllum subsp. subdalmaticus Thymus moesiacus var. microcalyx Thymus moesiacus var. adenocalyx Thymus moesiacus var. adpressus Thymus moesiacus var. bertisceus Thymus moesiacus var. markgrafianus Thymus callieri var. microcalyx Thymus thracicus var. byzantinus Thymus moesiacus var. turcicus Thymus serpyllum subsp. caroli Thymus serpyllum f. seniculus Thymus longicaulis

Lower taxons

Thymus longicaulis subsp. chaubardii Thymus longicaulis subsp. longicaulis