Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus lusitanicus Boiss. |
Bibliography | Voy. Bot. Espagne 1: 489 (1841) |
Native Range | w. Portugal to sc. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | stems procumbent, shortly hirsute, leaves linear, ciliate, flowers in subspherical head, bracts broadly ovate, on apex sometimes tridentate, acuminate, ciliate |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Thymus bolivari Pau Thymus lusitanicus var. puberulus Villar & Maire Thymus villosus var. bolivari (Pau) C.Vicioso Thymus villosus ssp. lusitanicus (Boiss.) Cout. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |