Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus maroccanus Ball |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 13: 174 (1875) |
Native Range | Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1700m |
Description | branchlets white hirsute, leaves 4-13mm, petiolate, lanceolate or elliptic, acute, flat, with distinct midrib, glandular, flowers in approximate whorls, corolla 8mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish, purple |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Origanum maroccanum (Ball) Kuntze Thymus maroccanus var. capitantianus Emb. Thymus maroccanus var. pycnostachys Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |