Thymus comosus
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Thymus comosus is a plant type from the genus of thyme ( Thymus ) in the family of Labiatae .
description
Thymus comosus is a small shrub that forms almost upright to prostrate stems that are woody at the base . The flower-bearing stems are 5 to 15 cm long, are occasionally branched and hairy all around. The leaves are up to 17 mm long and 9 mm wide. They are broadly ovate or rhombic-ovoid to almost circular, stalked and provided with clearly pronounced marginal veins. They are hairless or slightly hairy and ciliate at the base.
The inflorescences are up to 7 cm long and head-shaped to cylindrical. The bracts resemble the foliage leaves. The cup is 4 to 5.5 mm long and almost cylindrical in shape. The upper teeth are up to 2 mm long and narrowly lanceolate and ciliate. The crown is 8 to 9 mm long and colored purple.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.
Occurrence
The species occurs in the mountains in the west and central Romania .
literature
- Thomas Gaskell Tutin et al. (Ed.): Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1972, ISBN 0-521-08489-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thymus comosus at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Thymus comosus. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 18, 2019.