Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Thymus (Thyme)
Thymus vulgaris L. - Garden Thyme
Thymus praecox Opiz - Creeping Thyme
Thymus serpyllum L. - Breckland Thyme
Thymus pulegioides L. - Large Thyme
Thymus alpestris (?elak.) Tausch ex A. Kern. - Wild Thyme
Dwarf shrub, <ba>maximal 10 cm tall</ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> pink to reddish. <span class="v1">upper-lip:</span> flat to slightly bent back. <span class="v1">calyx:</span> 2‑lipped. <span class="v1">calyx-lobes:</span> <ba><b>the upper broad...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences |  |
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats, ruderal vegetation
in acidic, dry habitats