Thymus pulegioides L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Large Thyme
🇫🇷 Thym faux pouliot, Thym commun, Serpolet faux pouliot

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Subtribe: Menthinae
Genus: Thymus
Species: Thymus pulegioides

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

T. pulegioides subsp. carniolicus (Borbás ex Déségl.) P.A.Schmidt, 1973;
T. pulegioides subsp. effusus (Host) Ronniger, 1936;
T. pulegioides subsp. montanus (Trevir.) Ronniger, 1930;
T. pulegioides subsp. pulegioides L., 1753, P;
T. pulegioides subsp. similialpestris Debray, 1977.

Hybridizes with T. vulgaris L., 1753 to produce T. × citriodorus (Pers.) Schreb., 1811, D.

Photographs

img/thymus-pulegioides.webp — Thymus pulegioides

img/thymus-pulegioides-2.webp — Thymus pulegioides

img/thymus-pulegioides-3.webp — Thymus pulegioides - Leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 817). Biotope.