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Thymus teucrioides Boiss. & Spruner  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesThymus teucrioides Boiss. & Spruner 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 5: 15 (1844)
Native RangeAlbania to Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-2500m
Descriptionbranchlets pubescent, leaves minute, petiolate, ovate-rhombic, obtuse, glandular punctate, flowers in axillary whorls of 2-6, producing lax spike, corolla 10-14mm
Size8-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny 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 teucrioides (Boiss. & Spruner) Kuntze
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece)
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