Thymus mastichina L.

Spanish marjoram (en), Thym (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Thymus

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry hills, rocky ground and roadsides.
More
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The leaves are used for seasoning. They are used in soups and stews. The leaves are also the source of a distilled oil called oil of wild marjoram. This is used to flavour meat, sauces and soups.
Uses environmental use essential oil food food additive invertebrate food medicinal oil seasoning
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Spice (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified)
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

Habit

Thymus mastichina habit picture by Pedro Gaspar (cc-by-sa)
Thymus mastichina habit picture by Acosta García Isabel (cc-by-sa)
Thymus mastichina habit picture by López Javier (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Thymus mastichina leaf picture by priak nina (cc-by-sa)
Thymus mastichina leaf picture by Acosta García Isabel (cc-by-sa)
Thymus mastichina leaf picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Thymus mastichina flower picture by Carlos postigo (cc-by-sa)
Thymus mastichina flower picture by Gérard Febvay (cc-by-sa)
Thymus mastichina flower picture by MIGUEL CALDERÓN (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Thymus mastichina fruit picture by Acosta García Isabel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Thymus mastichina world distribution map, present in Spain and Portugal

Conservation status

Thymus mastichina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:461405-1
WFO ID wfo-0000324364
COL ID 56R6R
BDTFX ID 82412
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Origanum mastichina Satureja mastichina Thymus ciliatus Thymus suavis Thymus tomentosus Thymus mastichina subsp. tomentosus Thymus mastichina

Lower taxons

Thymus mastichina subsp. donyanae Thymus mastichina subsp. mastichina