Yes Amit ji This population seems to be different from ones I have seen in Kashmir and Manali, where the flowers have pnkish tinge.
By the way the correct name for our species is now Thymus linearis *Thymus linearis* Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31 1830. syn: Thymus serpyllum auct. Himal (non L.) Your plant with white flowers seems to be *Thymus* *linearis* var. *album* (B.Ghosh & U.C.Bhattach.) H.B.Naithani Fl. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan 346 1990 * * * -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ * On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:25 AM, amit chauhan <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Sending photos of Thymus serpyllum cultivated at our institutes farm. > Highly prized as spice and condiments, antiseptic, and having > essential oil rich in thymol which is used as powerful antifungal > agent. > > regards > -- > Dr. Amit Chauhan > Junior Technical Assistant > Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, > Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, > Uttarakhand 263149 > ph.05944 234445 > mob.+919412161087 > mail: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] >
