Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus mastigophorus Lacaita |
Bibliography | Cavanillesia 3: 40 (1930) |
Native Range | n. & nc. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 5-7mm, linear, acicular, subcarnose, glabrous, margins revolute, ciliate, inflorescence capitate, bracts ciliate, purple, flowers 6-7mm long |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Thymus hispanicus var. valdeciliatus Sennen Thymus munbyanus ssp. mastigophorus (Lacaita) Greuter & Burdet |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |