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Thymus origanoides Webb & Berthel.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesThymus origanoides Webb & Berthel. 
BibliographyHist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 69 (1844)
Native RangeCanary Islands (Lanzarote)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude400-650m
Descriptionstems procumbent, leaves 5-10mm, petiolate, obovate, obtuse, glabrous, eciliate, inflorescence dense, capitate, bracts elliptic, ciliate, calyx 5mm, corolla to 1cm
Size10-20cm
Colorwhitish, pale rose
Bloomspring
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 origanoides (Webb & Berthel.) Kuntze
Territory2 Africa
     21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.)
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