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Thymus praecox subsp. praecox (4811' N 1628' E)

Image of mother of thyme

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2010.05.28 (shot on 05.29) Vienna XXII. (heath 155 m AMSL).German name: Frher Kriech-QuendelPetals close up - they form a cup where the side with 2 spikes is cupping the lower petals (lower lip with 3 sepals), while that one with 3 spikes is cupping the upper petals (upper lip with 2 sepals). ID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora (2008 3rd); see remarks here

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