Thymus (plant)
 The genus Thymus (/ˈtaɪməs/; thymes) contains about 350species of aromatic perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs to 40 cm tall in the family Lamiaceae native to temperate regions in Europe North Africa and Asia.Stems tend to be narrow or even wiry; leaves are evergreen in most species arranged in opposite pairs oval entire and small 4–20 mm long and usually aromatic.