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|genus=Thymus

|genus=Thymus

|common_name=Thyme

|common_name=Thyme

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|image=Thymian.jpg

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:''For the popular culinary herb, refer to ''[[Thyme]].

:''For the popular culinary herb, refer to ''[[Thyme]].

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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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;mm long, and white, pink or purple.

| latin_name = ''Thymus''

 

The botanic name and the English common name are both derived from an old Greek name for an uncertain aromatic herb.

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

 

| high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

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>

| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

 

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

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]].

| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

 

| lifespan = perennial

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->

| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->

| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

| color = IndianRed

| image = Thymus serpyllum1.jpg

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

|genus = Thymus

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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]]

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]]

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Image:Thymus vulgaris.jpg| Broad leaved Thyme ''Thymus pulegioides''

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