Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus transcaucasicus Ronniger |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 140 (1932) |
Native Range | n. Iran to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems numerous, ramose, leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong to ovate, glabrous, dark green, inflorescence capitate, calyx 5mm, pubescent, flowers 6-8mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | reddish rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Thymus bakurianicus Klokov Thymus fominii Klokov & Des.-Shost. Thymus superbus Ronniger Thymus ziaratinus Klokov & Des.-Shost. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |