Lamiaceae FAMILY
Thymus capitatus
Thymus capitatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thymus capitatus is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean.
HabitatDry, usually calcareous soils[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. , 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].