Thymus caespititius

Thymus caespititius
	Thymus caespititius on Mount Pico
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Thymus
Species:	T. caespititius
Binomial name
	Thymus caespititius; Brot.

Thymus caespititius is dwarf, aromatic mat-forming groundcover shrub, It is native to Portugal (Continental and Azores) and northwest Spain.

The plant has narrow, spatula-shaped, smooth leaves to 6 mm (0.24 in) long, fringed with tiny hairs. The rose, lilac or white flowers are borne in small, flattened mat-hugging heads from late spring to summer.

Cultivation

Thymus caespititius, grown as an ornamental plant, and is hardy down to USDA Zone 7.[1][2] The cultivar Thymus caespititius 'Aureus' has narrow, light gold leaves.[3]

Gallery

References

"Thymus". pss.uvm.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
"Thymus caespititius". temperate.theferns.info. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
Griffiths, Mark. Index of Garden Plants. (Portland: Timber Press, Inc., 1994; ISBN 0-88192-246-3.)

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[1] "Thymus". pss.uvm.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[2] "Thymus caespititius". temperate.theferns.info. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[3] Griffiths, Mark. Index of Garden Plants. (Portland: Timber Press, Inc., 1994; ISBN 0-88192-246-3.)