Thymus integer 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.[1]
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Thymus integer | |
Habitat edit
This plant is often found on dry, rocky, igneous hillsides at altitudes of 100–1700 meters.
Distribution edit
A Cyprus endemic, it is common in the Troödos Mountains and the Akamas area.
References edit
- ^ 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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