Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus cappadocicus Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 17 (1844) |
Native Range | c. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves linear, acute, 3-9mm long, longer than internodes, revolute, ciliate in lower half, inflorescence few flowered, flowers 5-6mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | lilac-purple, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
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 cappadocicum (Boiss.) Kuntze Thymus cappadocicus var. globifer Jalas Thymus pruinosus Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |