Thymus striatus

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Thymus striatus
Thymus striatus at the wind corner on Velika Jastrebica in the Orjen Mountains

Thymus striatus at the wind corner on Velika Jastrebica in the Orjen Mountains

Systematics
Asterids
Euasterids I
Order : Mint family (Lamiales)
Family : Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Genre : Thyme ( thymus )
Type : Thymus striatus
Scientific name
Thymus striatus
Vahl

Thymus striatus is a plant type from the genus of thyme ( Thymus ) in the family of Labiatae .

description

Thymus striatus is a small shrub that resembles Thymus atticus but is less robust. It forms woody, bent to prostrate, non-flower-bearing stems that are occasionally hairy on two opposite sides, from which upright to ascending, flower-bearing stems extend. The flower-bearing stems have, at least at the base, tufts of deciduous leaves similar to the non-flowering stems. The leaves are 12 to 20 mm long and about 1 mm wide. They are almost blunt, almost leathery, hairless and ciliate at the base. The leaf veins are rather inconspicuous and run parallel.

The inflorescences are dense heads. The bracts are purple and narrower than in Thymus atticus , sometimes they resemble the leaves. They are hairless or hairy to tomentose. The calyx is 3 to 5 mm long, purple and finely haired, the veins are clearly visible. The upper teeth are lanceolate. The crown is colored whitish, pink or purple.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 26, 28, 42, 56 or 84.

Occurrence and locations

The species occurs on the Balkan Peninsula , in the middle and south of Italy and in Sicily .

Systematics

A distinction can be made between two subspecies and one variety:

  • Thymus striatus subsp. acicularis (Waldst. & Kit.) Ronniger : It occurs in the northwestern Balkan peninsula.
  • Thymus striatus var. Ophioliticus (Lacaita) Fiori : It occurs in central Italy.
  • Thymus striatus subsp. striatus : It occurs in Southeastern Europe in Italy, Albania, Greece, in the former Yugoslavia, in Bulgaria and in the European part of Turkey.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thymus striatus at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
  2. a b c Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Thymus striatus. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 18, 2019.