Thymus vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris

Spice In the field

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Thymus

Catalan common name: Timonet, timó, farigola.

Spanish common name: Tomillo.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Aromatic. Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Mountainous oakforest. Oakforest. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Therophytic calicole fields. Dry and stony soils. Garriques.