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Thymus bracteosus (Thymus bracteosus)

Description

Thymus bracteosus is a small shrub that produces long, deciduous, woody stems about 10 cm long, flower-bearing and hairy to fuzzy stems. The leaves are 10 to 17 mm long and 2 to 3 mm wide. They are elongated spatulate, dull, herbaceous, glabrous and ciliate in the lower half.The inflorescences are Kapitula The bracts are up to 13 mm long and 6 mm wide, ovate, long ciliate and often partially purple colored. The calyx is 5 to 6 mm long (rarely only 4), the calyx tube is almost cylindrical, shorter than the lips and hairy at least at the bottom bristly. The upper teeth are about 1.5 to 2 cm long, narrow lanceolate and ciliate. The crown is 6 to 8 mm long and purple colored

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Lamiaceae

              • Genus: Thymus