Thymus serpyllum, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 182

65. T. serpyllum L. , Sp. Pl. 590 (1753).

Plant with long, slender, creeping, non-flowering branches, woody at base and rooting at nodes, sometimes with a terminal inflorescence. Flowering stems rarely more than 10 cm, hairy all round. Leaves linear to elliptical, subsessile, ciliate at base; lateral veins disappearing towards margin. Inflorescence usually capitate. Calyx 3-5 mm, campanulate; upper teeth about as long as wide, usually ciliate. Corolla purple. • Europe northwardsfrom N.E. France, N. Austria, and N. Ukraine. Au Be Br Cz Da Fe Ga Ge Ho Hu No Po?Rm Rs (N, B, C, W) Su.