Genus: Thymus - Species: pulegioides - Family: Lamiaceae
Phonetic Spelling: TY-mus pul-eg-ee-OY-dees
Origin:Europe to Northwest China
Native: Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, Franc, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungry, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, and Yugoslavia; Introduced: Canada--Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec; New Zealand, Primorye, USA--CT, DE, ME. MA, MI, NH, NY, OR, PA, VT, VA, and WA
The leaves of the plant contain an essential oil that is used in making perfumes, antiseptics, expectorants, and deodorants. The lemon-scented leaves of some cultivars are used as a culinary herb to flavor foods and to make tea.
