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Thymus capitellatus Hoffmanns. & Link  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesThymus capitellatus Hoffmanns. & Link 
BibliographyFl. Portug. 1: 125 (1809)
Native Rangesw. Portugal
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves in axillary fascicles, petiolate, narrowly ovate, tomentose, margins revolute, inflorescence compound of spherical cymes 6-8mm wide, bracts broadly ovate
Size20-40cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOriganum capitellatum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Kuntze
Thymus capitellatus ssp. anomalus F.M.Vázquez & al.
Thymus capitellatus var. macrocephalus Rouy
Thymus mastichina var. capitellatus (Hoffmanns. & Link) Malag.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal)
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