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Greek Thyme

Cheryl,

I'm looking at your Greek thyme at
http://www.best.com/~renshaw/garden/thymegreek.html
and am certain that it is Satureja thymbra, actually a species of 
Savory. I know it well from the Greek island of Crete, where it is a 
common constituant of lowland garigue or "phrygana" vegetation, i.e. a 
low, open scrub of dwarf shrubs, annuals, and bulbs. It flowers (in Crete) 
from April through June, and has a sharp, spicy aroma.

Nick.

Nick Turland
Flora of China Project, Missouri Botanical Garden, 
P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, U.S.A.
Email: nturland@lehmann.mobot.org
Tel.: +1 314 577 0269  Fax: +1 314 577 9438
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