Monday, 12 June 2023

Thymus drucei

Common name: Wild Thyme
Scientific name: Thymus drucei* 
Genus: Thymus 百里香屬
Family: Family:  Lamiaceae or Labiatae 唇形科, mint or deadnettle or sage family

Remarks*: previous known as Thymus polytrichus 早生百里香

Origin: native 

Date: 8th June

51 A mat-forming, aromatic woody perennial, can reach up to about 7 cm.

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49 Stems long, creeping, rooting branches. Stems below inflorescence 4-angled with 2 opposite sides densely hairy and other 2 sides more or less glabrous. Leaves 4-8 mm, held flat.

44 Flowers in rounded, rarely somewhat elongated inflorescence.

42 Flower buds.

40 Calyx with 5 distinct teeth.

43 The style.

38 Flowers pink, corolla of 4 unequal lobes.

39 4 stamens, at least the longest pair of stamens protruding beyond corolla.

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