Thymus richardii Pers. subsp. richardii

Spice In the field

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Thymus

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Aromatic.

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue.

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: A small shrub with flat and lanceolate leaves, very aromatic, especially when crushed between the fingers. Differs from the rest of the thymes as it has prostrate branches and flat, wider leaves. The calyx do not have many-celled tricomes on the upper teeth, and this characteristic distinguishes it from the other subspecies; additionally this subsp. lives on another island.