| Thymus caespititius | |
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| Thymus caespititius on Mount Pico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Thymus |
| Species: | T. caespititius
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| Binomial name | |
| Thymus caespititius Brot.
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Thymus caespititius is a dwarf, aromatic mat-forming groundcover shrub. It is native to oceanic areas in the Iberian Peninsula (northwest Portugal and northwest Spain) and the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
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
editThymus 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
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Ericoid foliage of Thymus caespititius -
Patch of Thymus caespititius with Daboecia azorica in background, Pico Island -
Blooming specimen in lava crevice
References
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- ^ "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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