타임

타임

	과명 Labiatae(꿀풀과) 속명 Thymus (백리향속) 전체학명 Thymus vulgaris L. 추천명 타임 이명 백리향 외국명 Thyme common,thyme garden

분류	꿀풀과(Lamiaceae, Labiatae)
학명	Thymus vulgaris L.(식물명: 타임) Thymus quinquecostatus Celakovski(식물명: 백리향)
본초명	지초(地椒)
종류	천연 향신료
활용부위	지상부

This article is about the most common species of thyme plant. For a discussion of thyme as a culinary ingredient and herbal medicine, see Thyme.

Thymus vulgaris (common thyme, German thyme, garden thyme or just thyme) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to southern Europe from the western Mediterranean to southern Italy. Growing to 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) wide, it is a bushy, woody-based evergreen subshrub with small, highly aromatic, grey-green leaves and clusters of purple or pink flowers in early summer.

It is useful in the garden as groundcover, where it can be short-lived, but is easily propagated from cuttings. It is also the main source of thyme as an ingredient in cooking and as an herbal medicine. It is slightly spicier than oregano and sweeter than sage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus_vulgaris