Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus riatarum Humbert & Maire |
Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Sc. Nat. Maroc. Bot. 17: 43 (1927) |
Native Range | n. Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-1700m |
Description | leaves 5-11mm, spathulate, ciliate, glabrous or glandular, flowers axillary, pedicellate, bracts linear, ca. 3mm, calyx 4-5mm, glabrous, corolla to 8mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish, rose |
Bloom | summer |
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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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |