Thymus baeticus

Thymus baeticus is a species of plants in the Lamiaceae family.

Description

Thymus baeticus has suffrutice stems that are in height, usually erect and pubescent. It has leaves that are long and wide that are linear or linear-lanceolate, revolute, ciliate at base, and densely hairy with short retrorse hairs. Its inflorescences are dense and capituliform. It has elliptic, ciliate bracts that are long and wide. The calyx are, densely hairy, with short tube and ciliate upper teeth. The corolla are cream or white.
It has a chromosome number of 2n = 58, 60.
It flowers from May to June.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in thickets, on limestone, crystalline dolomites, dolomitic sands, stony soils and gypsum, sometimes also on sandstone, slate or shale; at an altitude of in southern Spain, where it is distributed along the coast of Cádiz and Grazalema.

Taxonomy

Thymus baeticus was described by Boiss. ex Lacaita and published in Cavanillesia 3: 42.

Etymology

The geographical epithet baeticus alludes to its location in Baetica.