Thymus spinulosus
Ten.
Timo spinosetto
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Description
A small herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae) from Mediterranean climate regions.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used as an aromatic spice.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used as an aromatic spice.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily,
References (2)
- Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15
- Pasta, S., et al, 2020, An Updated Checklist of the Sicilian Native Edible Plants: Preserving the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Century-Old Agro-Pastoral Landscapes. Frontiers in Plant Science. Volume 11|Article 388
