Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus parnassicus Halácsy |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 61: 254 (1894) |
Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-2200m |
Description | leaves linear, obtuse, sparsely punctate, grey sericeous, white ciliate, flowers pedicellate, crowded in spherical head, calyx adpressed hirsute, corolla 6-8mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lilac-pink |
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 |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |