Lamiaceae FAMILY
Thymus serpyllum
Thymus serpyllum
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thymus serpyllum is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.10 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Sweden south and east to France, Hungary and Roumania.
HabitatDry stony ground, open sandy heaths and grassland in East Anglia[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 13 Title Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Publication Author Triska. Dr. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Description Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].