Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. |
Synonyms | Satureja capitata L. |
Thymus creticus Brot. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1400m |
Description | leaves linear, 6-10mm long, subglabrous, floral bracts imbricate, ovate to lanceolate, greenish, ciliate, flowers to 1cm long, in oblong, conical spikes |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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