Thymus lacaitae Pau
Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)
Genus: Thymus
Catalan common name: Timó d’algepsar.
Spanish common name: Tomillo de yesar. Tomillo de Aranjuez. Tomillo lagartijero..
Province distribution: València.
General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Eastern-Iberian)
Plants protected by law: País Valencià Catalogue.
IUCN Category: Vulnerable
Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Life-forms: Chameophyte.
Habitats: Gypsicolous shrubland. Dry, sunny shrublands in cool inland areas, on basic substrates rich in gypsum
Characteristics: Small prostrate shrub (up to 15 cm). Stems woody at the base and rooting; flowering stems erect (4-10 cm). Leaves very narrow, slightly broader toward the apex, flat, and hairy only in the lower half. Inflorescence glomerular, terminal on the stems; bracts ovate, broader than the leaves, ciliate along the margins, and strongly narrowed at the apex. Calyx hairy, with ciliate teeth; corolla whitish, with short hairs, exceeding the bracts
Observations: Coexists with Thymus vulgaris and Th. zygis, with which it hybridizes