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Thymus drucei Ronniger

wild thyme (Lamiaceae / Labiatae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadSlight tendencyN
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Synonyms | Thymus polytrichus A. Kern. ex Borbás | Thymus praecox Opiz

Thymus drucei is our most widespread and abundant species of thyme.

Cwm Idwal (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2007-05-28

 wild thyme / Thymus drucei: _Thymus drucei_ is our most widespread and abundant species of thyme.

Thymus drucei grows widely in upland and coastal regions, especially over limestone.

Newgale (VC45: Pembrokeshire); 2011-07-09

 wild thyme / Thymus drucei: _Thymus drucei_ grows widely in upland and coastal regions, especially over limestone.

The stems of Thymus drucei have hairs on 2 of the 4 faces, but hardly any on the other 2, whereas the rare Thymus serpyllum has hairs on all 4 sides of its stems.

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-01

 wild thyme / Thymus drucei: The stems of _Thymus drucei_ have hairs on 2 of the 4 faces, but hardly any on the other 2, whereas the rare _Thymus serpyllum_ has hairs on all 4 sides of its stems.

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