Thymus integer
Thymus integer is a strongly aromatic, sprawling, gnarled subshrub generally less than 10 cm high. It produces white to dark rosy purple flowers between March and June.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Thymus |
| Species: | T. integer |
| Binomial name | |
| Thymus integer | |
Habitat
This plant is often found on dry, rocky, igneous hillsides at altitudes of 100–1700 meters.
Distribution
A Cyprus endemic, it is common in the Troödos Mountains and the Akamas area.
References
- Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X
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