Lemon Thyme

''Thymus pulegioides'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. Growing to 5–25 cm tall by 25 cm 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''.