Thymus polytrichus
Wild thyme
Thymus polytrichus ssp brittanicus, Wild Thyme, grows throughout Britain on calcareous ground and is tolerant of heavy metal contamination. It provides a good food source for bees when in flower. Click here for mining page.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Thymus polytrichus ssp brittanicus, Wild Thyme, on calaminarian grassland at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. This is an historic lead mining site. July.
Slide 2: Thymus polytrichus ssp brittanicus, Wild Thyme, on calaminarian grassland at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. This is an historic lead mining site. July.
Slide 3: Thymus polytrichus ssp brittanicus, Wild Thyme, on a limestone outcrop, Cobscar Rake. July.
Slide 4: Thymus polytrichus ssp brittanicus, Wild Thyme, with Minuartia verna, Leadwort or Spring Sandwort, Cobscar Rake. June.
Slide 5: Thymus polytrichus ssp brittanicus, Wild Thyme, leaves infected with Botrytis, a fungus, Cobscar Rake. October.