Thymus comptus (Thymus comptus)
Description
Thymus comptus is a plant type from the genus of thyme ( Thymus ) in the family of Labiatae . Thymus comptus is a small shrub whose flower-bearing stems grow up to 15 cm long and grow in ascending order and lignify at the base. The non-flower-bearing stems are short and low-lying. All stems are all around dense and usually spiky hairy. The leaves are 9 to 15 mm long and 0.5 to 2 (rarely to 3) mm wide. They are linear to lanceolate, more or less pointed and ciliate to about the middle and sparsely hairy. The veining is clear, the midrib emerges, the lateral veins are almost parallel. The inflorescences are up to 10 mm long and consist of separate, many-flowered pseudobulbs. The bracts are similar to the foliage leaves, but shorter and wider and provided with stronger side veins. The calyx is (rarely only 3 to) 4 to 5 mm long, the lips are about the same length. The upper teeth are up to 1.5 cm long, grannig occupied, ciliate or provided only with one-celled scales. The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28 or 52.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Lamiaceae
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Genus: Thymus
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