Thymus integer

Thymus integer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Thymus
Species:
T. integer
Binomial name
Thymus integer
Synonyms[1]
  • Origanum integrum (Griseb.) Kuntze
  • Thymus billardierei Boiss.

Thymus integer is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.[1][2] It 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.[3]

Habitat

This plant is often found on dry, rocky, igneous hillsides at altitudes of 100–1700 meters.

Distribution

A Cyprus endemic, it is common in the Troödos Mountains and the Akamas area.

References

  1. ^ a b "Thymus integer Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Thymus integer Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X
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