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:''For the popular culinary herb, refer to ''[[Thyme]].
:''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 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.
The botanic name and the English common name are both derived from an old Greek name for an uncertain aromatic herb.
''[[Thymus cilicicus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus cilicicus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus cimicinus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus cimicinus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus x citriodorus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus Coccineus Group]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus comosus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus comosus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus comptus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus comptus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus doerfleri]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus doerfleri]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus glabrescens]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus glabrescens]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus herba-barona]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus herba-barona]]'' (Caraway thyme)<br/>
''[[Thymus hirsutus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus hirsutus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus hyemalis]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus hyemalis]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus pallasianus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus pallasianus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus pannonicus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus pannonicus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus polytrichus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus praecox]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus praecox]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus proximus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus proximus]]''<br/>
''[[Thymus vulgaris]]'' (common thyme)<br/>
''[[Thymus vulgaris]]'' (common thyme)<br/>
''[[Thymus zygis]]''
''[[Thymus zygis]]''
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