Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus boissieri Halácsy |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 61: 252 (1894) |
Native Range | Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1700-2900m |
Description | stems short, densely leafy, patule-hirsute, leaves narrowly linear, obtuse, green, long white ciliate, otherwise glabrous, flowers pedicellate in spherical dense head |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | 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 boissieri var. ciliatopubescens Halácsy Thymus boissieri var. viridis Halácsy Thymus cherlerioides var. boissieri (Halácsy) Čáp Thymus ciliatopubescens (Halácsy) Halácsy Thymus ciliatopubescens f. alba Micevski & Matevski Thymus ciliatopubescens f. albidus Micevski Thymus ciliatopubescens var. alpestris Micevski Thymus ciliatopubescens var. bistrae Micevski & Matevski Thymus ciliatopubescens var. brevipilus Micevski Thymus ciliatopubescens f. latifolius Micevski Thymus ciliatopubescens var. poliothrix (Ronniger) Micevski Thymus poliothrix Ronniger Thymus tymphrestus Haláscy |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |