PLANTS Profile for Thymus pulegioides (lemon thyme)

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PLANTS Profile

Thymus pulegioides L.
lemon thyme

Symbol:

THPU5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

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Thymus pulegioides L.

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Synonyms:
Thymus pulegioides L.

	THSEC	Thymus serpyllum L. ssp. chamaedrys (Fr.) Voll.
	THSEA	Thymus serpyllum L. var. albus hort.

Distribution:
Thymus pulegioides L.


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USA (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, MI, NH, NY, OR, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA), CAN (MB, NB, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Thymus pulegioides L.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 6 species in Thymus

Classification:
Thymus pulegioides L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Thymus L. – thyme
Species	Thymus pulegioides L. – lemon thyme

Introduced Information:
Thymus pulegioides L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Thymus pulegioides L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505500.

Time Generated: 10/10/2008 03:07 PM MDT