Stems are covered with tiny, linear to elliptic, pointed, gray-green leaves which are distinctively revolute (leaf margins are rolled under). The plant has woody, fibrous root and numerous reddish-brown, round, hard, branched stems that are usually from 4 to 8 inches high, when of the largest growth scarcely attaining a foot in height. It also does best in loose, sandy or rocky soils with excellent drainage. It prefers light, permeable soil somewhat rich in organic matter and mineral fertilizing elements. It is found growing in dry slopes, rocks, dry walls, stony banks, rough grassland and wasteland, and woodlands in Mediterranean regions. Thyme is an aromatic, bushy, woody-based perennial, evergreen herb that grows about 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) wide. It is also the main source of thyme as an ingredient in cooking and as an herbal medicine. It is useful in the garden as groundcover, where it can be short-lived, but is easily propagated from cuttings. It is an aromatic perennial evergreen herb with culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. The origin of the word thyme perhaps goes back to either the Greek word, “thumus” which means “courage”, or from the Greek word “thymos” meaning “to perfume”. The herb is native to the western Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Italy (northern Italy, southern France (including Corsica), eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands). It is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae and belongs to the genus Thymus which is part of the mint family and closely related to oregano-another powerful herb. The herb is commonly known as common thyme, German thyme, garden thyme, thyme, winter thyme, German winter, narrow-leafed French, Greek gray, broad leaf English and mother of thyme. Thyme scientifically known as Thymus vulgaris is an upright, woody-based perennial which is primarily grown as a culinary herb in herb gardens.
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