Thymus herba-barona Loisel. subsp. bivalens Mayol, L. Sáez & Rosselló

Spice Detail In the field

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Thymus

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue.

IUCN Category: ENEndangered

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Xero-acanthic shrubs of the mountanous regions, and steppe-grasslands of Ampelodesmos mauritanica. Pine woodlands and garriques.

Characteristics: A small shrub with flat and lanceolate leaves, very aromatic, especially when crushed between the fingers. Characteristic of this species are its ascending branches and the foliar lamina is finely pubescent and shiny. Flowers are grouped in terminal glomerules and are pink or white in colour.