Thymus mongolicus (Ronniger) Ronniger

Mongolian thyme (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Thymus

Characteristics

A herb that lies along the ground. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms roots at the nodes. The erect stems are 2-7 cm high and narrow. They are 1 mm across. They have white hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval. It is 4-10 mm long by 2-5 mm wide. The flowers are rose-purple. They are in clusters near the ends of branches. There are 6-10 flowers in a ring.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A temperate plant. It grows in north-western China. It grows in grassland on arid plateau areas. It grows between 1,100-3,600 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses fodder medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Thymus mongolicus world distribution map, present in Chile, China, Kazakhstan, and Montenegro

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:461429-1
WFO ID wfo-0000324405
COL ID 56R7L
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Thymus asiaticus Thymus irtyschensis Thymus mongolicus Thymus mongolicus var. leucanthus Thymus serpyllum var. mongolicus Thymus serphyllum subsp. mongolicus