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Thymus pulcherrimus Schur

Flora Europaea subshrub, Ch, 2n=56(60),octoploid mesoxeric to mesic, subalpine and alpine Papavero-Thymion pulcherrimi, Seslerietalia R63, R36 habitats       This species is the subalpine vicariant of Thymus comosus. It has long sterile shoots which makes this species easy to be identified. Ciucas Mountains, around Berii valley headwaters, 22nd of August 2006 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com