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Thymus roseus Schipcz.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesThymus roseus Schipcz. 
BibliographyBot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2: 95 (1921)
Native Rangesw. Siberia to Kazakhstan and Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionleaves glabrous, oblong-elliptic to oblong-obovate, 4-9mm, petiolate, inflorescence capitate, calyx green or pale violet, adpressed hirsute, flowers 5-7mm long
Size1-5cm
Colorpale rose
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny 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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     37 Mongolia
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