Photographs: Co. Cork

Wild Thyme Thymus drucei (Thymus polytrichus) Tim creige Family: Lamiaceae Flowering: May-September. Dwarf shrub. Native. Small pink-purple flowers in rounded heads on erect stems. The oval-rounded leaves are small and un-toothed. Spreading, rooting stems form dense, aromatic, evergreen mats. Height: 3-7cm. Very frequent on Irish coasts, also inland in the west and south-west. Grows on dry acidic or calcareous ground among short grassland, heaths, limestone pavement, dunes and rocky areas

Wild Thyme, Thymus drucei (Thymus polytrichus), Tim creige