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Thymus herba-barona is a species of thyme native to Corsica, Sardinia, and Majorca. It is also sometimes known by the common name caraway thyme, as it has a strong scent similar to caraway, for which it can be used as a substitute in any recipe. It can be used in cuisine or as an evergreen ground cover plant for the garden.

Thymus herba-barona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Thymus
Species:	T. herba-barona
Binomial name
Thymus herba-barona Loisel.

There are two subspecies:

• Thymus herba-barona subsp. herba-barona. Corsica, Sardinia
• Thymus herba-barona subsp. bivalens. Majorca (Spain)

Description

Caraway thyme is a creeping, woody-based perennial, growing to 10 to 25 cm (4 to 10 in) high and spreading out across the ground to a width of 30 cm (12 in). The leaves are 4 to 10 mm (0.2 to 0.4 in) long, lanceolate, dark glossy green and hairy. The foliage has a strong aroma of caraway. The flowers are pink with four petals and a prominent lower lip. They are produced in late spring and early summer, and are attractive to bees and butterflies.[1]

Cultivation and uses

Caraway thyme grows best in average soil with light watering and full sunlight. The plant was favoured in England as a seasoning for barons of beef; this inspired its scientific name. It is cultivated in gardens across the world. Caraway thyme is difficult to grow from seed, so it is usually purchased as young plants 5–10 cm high, in small pots.

Caraway thyme contains an essential oil and the plant has antiseptic, deodorant and disinfectant uses. It also has uses in perfumery, as a mouth wash and as a traditional medicine.[2] A study undertaken to compare the essential oil with similar oils from two other members of the genus found that all three had similar antimicrobial activities against gram-positive bacteria and against mycetes as compared to the well known antiseptic chlorhexidine gluconate.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thymus herba-barona.

• Flora Europaea: Thymus herba-barona
• Demography, population structure and dynamics of Thymus herba-barona subsp. bivalens (Lamiaceae) (pdf file)

На других языках

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[ru] Тимьян тминный

Тимьян тминный[2] (лат. Thymus herba-barona) — ползучее многолетнее растение, вид рода Тимьян (Thymus) семейства Яснотковые (Lamiaceae)[3][4], произрастающий на Корсике, Сардинии и Майорке. Вид называют тминным тимьяном, так как он имеет сильный запах, похожий на запах тмина, благодаря чему может служить заменителем тмина в любом рецепте. Тимьян тминный можно использовать как в кулинарии, так и как вечнозелёное почвопокровное растение для сада.

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