Editing Thyme (section)

== Important species and cultivars ==
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[[File:Variegated Lemon Thyme Thymus citriodorus variegata Leaves 3264px.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Variegated lemon thyme]]
* ''[[Thymus citriodorus]]'' – various lemon thymes, orange thymes, lime thyme{{cn|date=September 2023}}
* ''[[Thymus herba-barona]]'' (caraway thyme) is used both as a culinary herb and a ground cover, and has a very strong [[caraway]] scent due to the chemical [[carvone]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Corticchiato |first1=Marc |last2=Tomi |first2=Félix |last3=François Bernardini |first3=Antoine |last4=Casanova |first4=Joseph |date=1998-12-01 |title=Composition and infraspecific variability of essential oil from Thymus herba barona Lois |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305197898000416 |journal=Biochemical Systematics and Ecology |volume=26 |issue=8 |pages=915–932 |doi=10.1016/S0305-1978(98)00041-6 |bibcode=1998BioSE..26..915C |issn=0305-1978 |archive-date=2021-08-03 |access-date=2024-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803145336/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305197898000416 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thymus herba-barona - Plant Finder |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m570 |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=www.missouribotanicalgarden.org |archive-date=2024-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302144144/https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m570 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Thymus praecox]]'' (mother of thyme, wild thyme), is cultivated as an ornamental, but is in [[Iceland]] also gathered as a wild herb for cooking, and drunk as a warm [[infusion]].
* ''[[Thymus pseudolanuginosus]]'' (woolly thyme) is not a culinary herb, but is grown as a ground cover.
* ''[[Thymus serpyllum]]'' (wild thyme, creeping thyme) is an important [[nectar source]] plant for [[honeybee]]s. All thyme species are nectar sources, but wild thyme covers large areas of droughty, rocky soils in southern Europe (both [[Greece]] and Malta are especially famous for wild thyme honey) and North Africa, as well as in similar landscapes in the [[Berkshire Mountains|Berkshire]] and [[Catskill Mountains]] of the northeastern US. The lowest growing of the widely used thyme is good for walkways. It is also an important caterpillar food plant for large and common blue butterflies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://butterfly-conservation.org/files/caterpillar-food-plants.pdf |title=Caterpillar food plants.pub |access-date=2015-09-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150929040600/http://butterfly-conservation.org/files/caterpillar-food-plants.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-29 }}</ref>
* ''[[Thymus vulgaris]]'' (common thyme, English thyme, summer thyme, winter thyme, French thyme,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandmountainherbs.com/thyme_french.html |title=French Thyme, Thymus vulgaris |publisher=Sand Mountain Herbs |access-date=2014-05-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220154/http://www.sandmountainherbs.com/thyme_french.html |archive-date=2014-05-27 }}</ref> or garden thyme)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superbherbs.net/englishtyme.htm|title=English thyme|work=Sara's Superb Herbs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209203611/http://www.superbherbs.net/englishtyme.htm|archive-date=2012-02-09}}</ref> is a commonly used [[herb|culinary herb]]. Common thyme is a [[Mediterranean region|Mediterranean]] perennial which is best suited to well-drained soils and full sun.