Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus caucasicus Willd. ex Ronniger |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 156 (1932) |
Native Range | Caucasus to se. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems shortly hirsute, leaves petiolate, thin, ovate or ovate-triangular, 8-11mm, adaxially glabrous, in lower half ciliate, inflorescence capitate, calyx hirsute, corolla 9mm |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | lilac purple |
Bloom | spring |
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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 caucasicus var. medvedewii Ronniger Thymus praecox ssp. caucasicus (Willd. ex Ronniger) Jalas Thymus praecox var. medvedewii (Ronniger) Jalas |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |