Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus alpestris (Čelak.) Tausch. ex A.Kern. |
Synonyms | Thymus subalpestris Klokov |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves to 18mm, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, at base ciliate, cuneate, petiolate, inflorescence capitate, bracts similar to leaves, flowers ca. 6mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Poland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Romania ) Eastern Europe (Ukraine) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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