Common Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

"Thymus vulgaris" is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to southern Europe from the western Mediterranean to southern Italy. Growing to 15–30 cm tall by 40 cm wide, it is a bushy, woody-based evergreen subshrub with small, highly aromatic, grey-green leaves and clusters of purple or pink flowers in early summer.
Tomillo - Thymus vulgaris Another cooking herb very common in Alicante, Spain.
This one seen in Peñón de Ifach, Calpe. Nov 2013.
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Naming

The Latin specific epithet "vulgaris" means “common” in the sense of “widespread”.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusThymus
SpeciesT. vulgaris
Photographed in
Spain