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

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

• Length 0.8–1 mm 
• Width 0.7–0.8 mm 
• Thickness 0.7–0.8 mm 

Color

Black or light yellow

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.

Family

Lamiaceae

Valid name

Thymus vulgaris L.