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The genus Thymus (/ ˈ t aɪ m ə s / TY-məs; [3] thymes) contains about 350 [4] species of aromatic perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World. It is native to the Old World.
The lowest growing of the widely used thyme is good for walkways. It is also an important caterpillar food plant for large and common blue butterflies. [22] Thymus vulgaris (common thyme, English thyme, summer thyme, winter thyme, French thyme, [23] or garden thyme) [24] is a commonly used culinary herb. It also has medicinal uses.
Flowering thyme. Thymus vulgaris (common thyme, German thyme, [1] garden thyme [2] or just thyme) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to southern Europe from the western Mediterranean to southern Italy.
Thymus praecox is cultivated as an ornamental plant, used as an evergreen groundcover in gardens and pots. When maintained at a lower height it is used between paving stones in patios and walkways. It is drought tolerant when established.
Fragrant thyme (Thymus vulgaris) also acts as a natural pest repellent for lavender, while its low-growing habit serves as a moisture-retaining mulch."The lavender also acts as a fragrant ...
The following species in the flowering plant genus Thymus, the thymes, are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] Thymus is considered a well‑defined genus within its family as its species have consistent chemical and morphological characters.
Thymus citriodorus has had many different names over time, including Thymus × citriodorus, Thymus fragrantissimus, Thymus serpyllum citratus, Thymus serpyllum citriodorum, and more. It was also believed at one time that the plant was a hybrid of European garden origin, between Thymus pulegioides and Thymus vulgaris.
Thymus pseudolanuginosus - commonly called woolly thyme - is now also classified as Thymus praecox subsp. britannicus. It was also formerly known as Thymus lanuginosus . Description