Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus hesperidum Maire |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 373 (1937) |
Native Range | sw. Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-1200m |
Description | stems white hirsute, leaves 6-12mm, elliptic, at base ciliate, acute, flat, with distinct midrib, flowers in approximate whorls, calyx 4-5mm, corolla 1cm |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | whitish, purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 leptobotrys var. latifolius Maire Thymus maroccanus ssp. rhombicus Villar Thymus maroccanus var. rhombicus (Villar) Maire Thymus pseudomicromeria Font Quer |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |