Thymus vulgaris

FamilyGenus: Thymianenative in Germany

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About this species

An introduced, evergreen shrub with broad leaves, flowering from May to October in full sun on dry, alkaline soils.

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Pollination

Ecological significance

The extended flowering period from late spring into autumn provides a prolonged nectar source for pollinating insects.

Annual cycle

Foliage is evergreen, persisting through autumn and winter. Flowering occurs from May to October.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Trocken

Soil

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Flowering period

Mai – Okt

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Strauch

Woodiness

Verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Leaf phenology

Immergrün

Plant height

0.251 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

Site in full sun on very well-drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile, alkaline to neutral soil. Water sparingly; this plant is drought-tolerant.

Scientific profile

Thymus vulgaris is an introduced species in Great Britain, where it is established. It is a woody shrub that reaches about 25 cm in height, bearing small, broad, evergreen leaves. The plant requires full sun and grows on dry, calcareous, nutrient-poor substrates; it favours warm sites with low disturbance. Flowers are produced over a long season, from May through October.

Pollinators & visitors

40 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Bombus hypnorum Bombus sylvestris Bombus pratorumApis melliferaBombus lucorum Bombus jonellus Pieris rapaeAndrena flavipesAndrena pilipesPolistes dominula Lycaena phlaeas Vanessa atalanta Vanessa cardui Callophrys rubi Melitaea cinxia Bombus soroeensisMelitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Bombus terrestris Anthocharis cardamines Bombus hortorum Helophilus pendulusAndrena fabrellaRhodanthidium sticticumLasioglossum bimaculatumMeliscaeva auricollisBombus pascuorumEucera nigrescensOsmia rufohirtaSphaerophoria scriptaMegachile pyrenaicaAndrena nigroaeneaPipizella zeneggenensisAnthophora aestivalisChrysotoxum octomaculatumLasioglossum pygmaeumLasioglossum xanthopus Andrena labialisAndrena vulpeculaOsmia aurulenta Eupeodes corollae

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

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•FloraWeb / BfN

•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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