genus

Thymes

Thymus

Field notes

The genus Thymus ( TY-məs; thymes) contains about 350 species of aromatic perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean area of Europe, North Africa and Turkey.

Several members of the genus are cultivated as culinary herbs or ornamentals, when they are also called thyme after its best-known species, Thymus vulgaris or common thyme.

Children

Lemon Thyme
Woolly Thyme
Thymus doerfleri
Thymus
Serpyllum
Micantes
Hyphodromi

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Shrubs
Plant type: Perennial Shrub Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.