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Thymus lotocephalus is a small aromatic subshrub in the mint family, native to southern Portugal's central Algarve, where it grows in sunny scrub and pine clearings. It needs full sun, good drainage and dry conditions, and is rarely grown outside its native range.
Thymus lotocephalus (Portuguese: erva-ursa) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, endemic to southern Portugal, specifically central Algarve. It inhabits both the coast and the interior (Barrocal). On the coast it is found in pine forest clearings and xerophilic scrub, on sandy, acidic substrates. On the interior, in thyme and clearings of xerophilic scrub, on marginal or calcareous substrates, somewhat decarbonated.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thymus lotocephalus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
