Thymus piperella L.

Spice

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Thymus

Catalan common name: Pebrella.

Spanish common name: Pimentera.

Province distribution: Alacant. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Iberic)

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

Plants protected by law: País Valencià Catalogue.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Small shady banks or slopes. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Garriques.