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:''For the popular culinary herb, refer to ''[[Thyme]]. The genus '''''Thymus''''' ({{Pron-en|ˈtaɪməs}}),<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> with the common English name '''[[thyme]]''', contains about 350<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=132935 | title = Thymus Linnaeus | work = Flora of China }}</ref> species of aromatic [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous|herbaceous plants]] and [[sub-shrub]]s to 40 cm tall, in the family [[Lamiaceae]]. Members are native to temperate regions in [[Europe]], North [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. The stems tend to be narrow or even wiry; the [[leaf|leaves]] are [[evergreen]] in most species, arranged in opposite pairs, oval, entire, and small, 4–20 mm long, and usually aromatic. The [[flower]]s are in dense terminal heads, with an uneven [[calyx]], with the upper lip three-lobed, and the lower cleft; the corolla is tubular, 4–10 mm long, and white, pink or purple. The botanic name and the English common name are both derived from an old Greek name for an uncertain aromatic herb. There is some confusion over the naming and taxonomy of some species and Mrs Margaret Easter has compiled a list of synonyms for cultivated species and [[cultivar]]s.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.users.waitrose.com/~lwplants/synonyms.htm | title = Thymus Synonyms | author = Mrs Margaret Easter | accessdate = 2008-07-14 }}</ref> Several members of the genus are cultivated as culinary herbs or ornamentals, when they are also called [[thyme]] after its best known species, [[Thymus vulgaris|common thyme]]. {{Inc| Thymus (the old Greek name used by Theophrastus either for this plant or for savory). Labiatae. Thyme. Small shrubs or subshrubs, mostly hardy, and excellent for edging and the rockery. Includes the popular culinary herb, [[Thyme]] Leaves small, entire; floral lvs. similar or changing to bracts in the spike: floral whorls usually few-fld., sometimes all distant and axillary, sometimes gathered in terminal short or lax spikes; bractlets minute: calyx ovoid, 10-13-nerved, 2-lipped, 5-toothed; corolla-tube included or exserted, naked inside, limb somewhat 2-lipped; stamens 4, in pairs: nutlets ovoid or oblong, smooth.—About 120 species, broadly dispersed in temperate regions, although the greatest number are natives of the Medit. region. Thymes are erect or prostrate plants with strong mint-like odor. Most of the species are grown as a ground-cover on banks, in borders, or rockwork. The creeping or prostrate habit, ability to persist in dry places and poor soils, and the colored or woolly foliage of some species make them adaptable to a variety of uses. The common T. Serpyllum is evergreen. T. vulgaris is the thyme of sweet-herb gardens, being prized in cookery. All thymes are easily propagated by means of division, although seedlings may sometimes be used to renew plantations of some of the species, particularly of T. vulgaris. Several names occur in American catalogues, all of which seem to be referable to three species, one of which is not a true Thymus. See Sage, where general culture of such herbs is given. T. corsicus, Pers.-Satureia corsica.—T. erectus, Hort., is offered in the trade as a small shrubby evergreen about 9-12 in. high, with a rigid habit and clusters of rose or pale pink fls.—T. ericaefolius, Roth – Micromeria varia, Benth. Subshrub, procumbent, pubescent or villous: lvs. sessile, lower ovate, upper lanceolate, somewhat canescent beneath: fls. minute, sessile in a sessile or peduncled fascicle; calyx usually purplish. Canary Isls. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== About 350 species, including{{wp}}:<br/> ''[[Thymus adamovicii]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus altaicus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus amurensis]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus bracteosus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus broussonetii]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus caespititius]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus camphoratus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus capitatus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus capitellatus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus camphoratus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus carnosus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus cephalotus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus cherlerioides]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus ciliatus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus cilicicus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus cimicinus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus x citriodorus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus Coccineus Group]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus comosus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus comptus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus curtus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus decussatus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus disjunctus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus doerfleri]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus glabrescens]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus herba-barona]]'' (Caraway thyme)<br/> ''[[Thymus hirsutus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus hyemalis]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus inaequalis]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus integer]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus pseudolanuginosus|Thymus lanuginosus]]'' <br/> ''[[Thymus leucotrichus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus longicaulis]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus longiflorus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus mandschuricus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus marschallianus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus mastichina]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus membranaceus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus mongolicus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus montanus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus moroderi]]<br/> ''[[Thymus nervulosus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus nummularis]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus odoratissimus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus pallasianus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus pannonicus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus polytrichus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus praecox]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus proximus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus pseudolanuginosus]]'' (woolly thyme)<br/> ''[[Thymus pulegioides]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus quinquecostatus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus richardii]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus serpyllum]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus sibthorpii]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus striatus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus thracicus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus villosus]]''<br/> ''[[Thymus vulgaris]]'' (common thyme)<br/> ''[[Thymus zygis]]'' ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Thymus vulgaris.jpg| Broad leaved Thyme ''Thymus pulegioides'' Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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