species 17,460 observations
Large Thyme
Thymus pulegioides
Field notes
Thymus pulegioides, common names broad-leaved thyme or lemon thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. Growing to 5–25 cm (2–10 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) wide, it is a small spreading subshrub with strongly aromatic leaves, and lilac pink flowers in early summer. The specific epithet pulegioides highlights its similarity to another species within Lamiaceae, Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal).
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Celypha Moth, Strawberry Leafroller Moth, Satyr Pug Moth
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Stygnocoris rusticus, Moss Lacebug, Sciocoris microphthalmus
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Tricolored Bumble Bee, Heath Bumble Bee, Orange-legged Furrow Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Perennial Edible Ground cover Herb Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.