Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus origanoides Webb & Berthel. |
Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 69 (1844) |
Native Range | Canary Islands (Lanzarote) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 400-650m |
Description | stems procumbent, leaves 5-10mm, petiolate, obovate, obtuse, glabrous, eciliate, inflorescence dense, capitate, bracts elliptic, ciliate, calyx 5mm, corolla to 1cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish, pale rose |
Bloom | spring |
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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 origanoides (Webb & Berthel.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |