Thymus caespititius is dwarf, aromatic mat-forming groundcover shrub. It is native to oceanic areas in the Iberian Peninsula (northwest Portugal and northwest Spain) and the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
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| Thymus caespititius on Mount Pico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Thymus |
| Species: | T. caespititius
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| Thymus caespititius Brot.
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The plant has narrow, spatula-shaped, smooth leaves to 6 mm (0.24 in) long, fringed with tiny hairs. The rose, lilac or white flowers are borne in small, flattened mat-hugging heads from late spring to summer.
Cultivation edit
Thymus caespititius, grown as an ornamental plant, and is hardy down to USDA Zone 7.[1][2] The cultivar Thymus caespititius 'Aureus' has narrow, light gold leaves.[3]
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References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thymus caespititius.
- ^ "Thymus". pss.uvm.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Thymus caespititius". temperate.theferns.info. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Griffiths, Mark. Index of Garden Plants. (Portland: Timber Press, Inc., 1994; ISBN 0-88192-246-3.)
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