Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus cilicicus Boiss. & Balansa |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 4: 8 (1859) |
Native Range | e. Medit. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 70-2000m |
Description | leaves sessile, linear, solid, setose, grey-green striate, ciliate, abaxially pubescent, flowers in spherical heads, with small, hirsute, green bracts |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lilac, purple |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
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 cilicicum (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |