Thymus nitens
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Thymus nitens is a plant type from the genus of thyme ( Thymus ) in the family of Labiatae .
description
Thymus nitens is a small shrub whose prostrate to ascending, creeping stems become lignified. Non-flower-bearing stems are missing, the flower-bearing stems are 5 to 10 cm long and are hairy all around. The leaves are up to 12 mm long. They are elongated-elliptical, stalked, pointed towards the front, herbaceous and provided with flat to slightly rolled back edges. They are hairless or finely hairy and not ciliate at the base. The leaf veins are inconspicuous.
The inflorescences are almost head-shaped, up to 10 cm long and very loose, the lowest false whorls are occasionally a little apart. The bracts resemble the foliage leaves. The calyx is 3 to 5 mm long. The upper teeth are up to 1.5 mm long and slightly longer than wide and scaly, but not ciliate. The crown is up to 9 mm long and pale purple.
Occurrence and locations
The species occurs in southern France .
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
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Thymus nitens. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 18, 2019.