Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus pallescens de Noé |
Bibliography | Expl. Sci. Algérie [M.C.Durieu de Maisonneuve]: t. 66 (1849) |
Native Range | n. Algeria to Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-800m |
Description | branchlets white hirsute, leaves 10-17mm, lanceolate-elliptic, glabrous, densely glandular-punctate, ciliate, inflorescence spicate, calyx hirsute, glandular |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | late 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 | Thymus fontanesii Boiss. & Reuter Thymus fontanesii var. heterophyllus Batt. Thymus heterophyllus Batt. Thymus kabylicus (Batt.) Batt. Thymus lanceolatus var. kabylicus Batt. Thymus latifolius de Noé Thymus monardii de Noé Thymus numidicus var. kabylicus (Batt.) Dubuis |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |