Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus bovei Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 342 (1834) |
Native Range | Egypt to Israel |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 600-700m |
Description | leaves 8-10mm, petiolate, lanceolate-elliptic or obovate, revolute, glabrous, at base ciliate, densely glandular-punctate, inflorescence spicate, calyx 3-4mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Origanum bovei (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |