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Thymus serpyllum

Thymus serpyllum

About

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, magenta, or...

Family
Lamiaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Thymus serpyllum
Slug
thymus-serpyllum
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Thymus
Species
serpyllum
Wikidata QID
Q147251
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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