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Thymus cilicicus Boiss. & Balansa  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesThymus cilicicus Boiss. & Balansa 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 4: 8 (1859)
Native Rangee. Medit.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude70-2000m
Descriptionleaves sessile, linear, solid, setose, grey-green striate, ciliate, abaxially pubescent, flowers in spherical heads, with small, hirsute, green bracts
Size5-10cm
Colorlilac, purple
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
SynonymsOriganum cilicicum (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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