Thymus integer
Thymus integer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Thymus |
Species: | T. integer
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Binomial name | |
Thymus integer |
Thymus integer is a strongly aromatic, sprawling, gnarled subshrub generally less than 10 cm high. It produces white to dark rosy purple flowers between March and June.[1]
Habitat[edit]
This plant is often found on dry, rocky, igneous hillsides at altitudes of 100–1700 meters.
Distribution[edit]
A Cyprus endemic, it is common in the Troödos Mountains and the Akamas area.
References[edit]
- ^ Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X