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Thymes - Photo (c) Konstantinos Kalaentzis, all rights reserved, uploaded by Konstantinos Kalaentzis C
Thymes (Genus Thymus) Info
The genus Thymus (/ˈtaɪməs/; thymes) contains about 350 species of aromatic perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs to 40 cm tall in the family Lamiaceae, native to temperate regions in Europe, North Africa and Asia. (Wikipedia)
Large Thyme - Photo (c) Giovanni Fontana, all rights reserved, uploaded by Giovanni Fontana C
Large Thyme (Thymus pulegioides) Info
Thymus pulegioides, common names broad-leaved thyme or lemon thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. Growing to 5–25 cm (2–10 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) wide, it is a small spreading subshrub with strongly aromatic leaves, and lilac pink flowers in early summer. The specific epithet pulegioides highlights its similarity to another species within Lamiaceae, Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal). (Wikipedia)
Common Thyme - Photo (c) Ferran Turmo Gort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Common Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) Info
Thymus vulgaris (common thyme, German thyme, garden thyme 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. Growing to 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) wide, it is a bushy, woody-based evergreen subshrub with small, highly aromatic, grey-green leaves and clusters of purple or pink flowers in early summer. (Wikipedia)
Wild Thyme - Photo (c) Viktoria, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Viktoria CC
Wild Thyme (Thymus serpyllum) Info
Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, Breckland wild thyme, wild thyme, creeping thyme, or elfin thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and North Africa. It is a low, usually prostrate subshrub growing to 2 cm (1 in) tall with creeping stems up to 10 cm (4 in) long. The oval evergreen leaves are 3–8 mm long. The strongly scented flowers are either lilac, pink-purple, m (Wikipedia)