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Name | Lemon thyme | ||||||||||
Scientific Name | Thymus pulegioides | ||||||||||
Description | Thymus pulegioides (common names broad-leaved thyme, lemon thyme) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. Growing to 5-25 cm (2-10 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) 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 (pennyroyal). | ||||||||||
Primary ID | FOOD00238 | ||||||||||
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Group | Herbs and Spices | ||||||||||
Sub-Group | Herbs | ||||||||||
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ITIS ID | 505500 | ||||||||||
Wikipedia ID | Thymus_pulegioides | ||||||||||
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