Thymus integer is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.[1][2] It 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.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Thymus |
| Species: | T. integer
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Habitat
editThis plant is often found on dry, rocky, igneous hillsides at altitudes of 100–1700 meters.
Distribution
editA Cyprus endemic, it is common in the Troödos Mountains and the Akamas area.
References
edit- ^ a b "Thymus integer Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Thymus integer Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X
External links
edit- http://botany.cz/en/thymus-integer/
- http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Thymus/integer
- http://kypros.org/Projects/Laona/cyprus_thyme.html
- http://www.stridvall.se/flowers/gallery/Lamiaceae_2/715_10
- http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/101213/view
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