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Wild Thyme

Thymus serpyllum

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Thyme has a herbal or lemon scent typical of them. In herbalism, it is used as an aphrodisiac and cough medicine. It is also used as a seasoning for many meat dishes and its dried leaves are used for a herbal tea. It is also important for Large Blue Butterfly, which feeds exclusively on wild thyme.

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Thymus serpyllum

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Comments (6)
hayde
Yeah, it's not only beautiful, but useful too! Thank you Monkey-mind :)
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
T. serpyllum is widely spread, not only on sandy soils, I found them even in alpine regions, and calciumrich soil Do not forget that it is important medical and spice plant.
hayde
Oh indeed, you are right! I would think it may be Thymus alpestris since I spotted it in Tatra Mountains, but it looks more like serpyllum....

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PublishedAugust 24, 2011

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