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Thymus syriacus Boiss.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesThymus syriacus Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 12: 47 (1853)
Native Rangen. Iraq to Syria
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionleaves sessile, rigid, patent, linear-lanceolate, acute, densely punctate, glabrous, flowers in terminal, ovate, dense head, bracts ovate-oblong, calyx punctate
Size15-25cm
Colorrose
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOriganum syriacum (Boiss.) Kuntze
Thymus densus Čelak.
Thymus fallax var. densus (Čelak.) Rech.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria)
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