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Thymus comosus Heuff. ex Griseb. & Schenk  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesThymus comosus Heuff. ex Griseb. & Schenk 
SynonymsThymus calcicola Schur
 Thymus transsilvanicus Schur
Habitatrocks
Altitudemontane-subalpine
Descriptionbranchlets hirsute, leaves broad, ovate, obtuse, base orbiculate, long petiolate, grey-green, with distinct venation, flowers in open, spherical heads
Size5-10cm
Colorpale purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typedecumbent shrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Romania)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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LAMIACEAE

Thymus comosus Heuff. ex Griseb. & Schenk, Arch. Naturgesch. (Berlin) 18(1): 328 (1852)

Synonyms:
Thymus chamaedrys comosus (Heuff. ex Griseb. & Schenk) Nyman
Thymus serpyllum comosus (Heuff. ex Griseb. & Schenk) Lyka

Thymus calcicola Schur
Thymus comosus albiflorus Morariu & Draghica
Thymus comosus transsilvanicus (Schur) Borbás
Thymus serpyllum transsilvanicus (Schur) Lyka
Thymus transsilvanicus Schur

e. & s. Carpathians
13 ROM

montane-subalpine

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