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Lemon thyme

Thymus pulegioides

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennial
Lemon thyme, photo 1 of 5
Lemon thyme, In flower
Lemon thyme, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in urban areas.

There are 108 observations of Lemon thyme in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais26
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  3. Estrie15
  4. Montérégie12
  5. Laurentides9
  6. Montréal7
  7. Capitale-Nationale5
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  10. Côte-Nord3
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Mauricie2
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  15. Lanaudière1

Habitat

FieldsHubert Figuière
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderLamialesFamilyLamiaceaeGenusThymus

Similar species

Mother of thymeThymus praecox
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris
TOXIC
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Purple deadnettleLamium purpureum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Wild basilClinopodium vulgare
Lesser calamintClinopodium nepeta
Basil thymeClinopodium acinos
TOXIC
Common bugleAjuga reptans
HenbitLamium amplexicaule
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