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Tiny purple flowers. Thyme sp.? Clinopodium alpinum,Geotagged,Italy,Rock thyme,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Tiny purple flowers. Thyme sp.?

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    My understanding is that this area is rocky? If so, could be Rock Thyme (Clinopodium alpinum). Posted one year ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
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      Ah indeed, that's it exactly. Posted one year ago

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The Rock thyme

"Clinopodium alpinum", the rock thyme, is a perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae. Subspecies of rock thyme include: "C. alpinum meriodionale", with smaller flowers; and "C. alpinum majoranifolium", which grows in smaller bunches.

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Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded May 12, 2024. Captured May 1, 2024 05:20 in G3J3+JH Castelmezzano, Province of Potenza, Italy.
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  • X-T2
  • f/8.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 80mm