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Thymus praecox

Species category

Flower, Herb or Spice, Weed

Common name

mother of thyme

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).

Shape

Globose

Size

  • Length 0.6–0.8 mm 
  • Width 0.6–0.8 mm 
  • Thickness 0.6–0.8 mm 

Color

Dark brown to black

Texture

Rough 

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is a small oblique point at the base.

Identification notes

Surface roughness may be from massive stipulation.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Lamiaceae

Valid name

Thymus praecox Opiz

Thymus praecox. Nutlets with surface roughness that may be from massive stipulation.
Thymus praecox. Nutlets with surface roughness that may be from massive stipulation.