Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus piperella L. |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2: 400 (1767) |
Native Range | se. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets erect, tomentose, with axillary fascicles of leaves, leaves coriaceous, 5-6mm, ovate, obtuse, glabrous, petiolate, inflorescence lax, whorls 6-10-flowered |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purple |
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 | Calamintha piperella (L.) Rchb. Origanum piperella (L.) Kuntze Thymus marginatus Sm. ex Dicks. Thymus rotundifolius Poir. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |