Verbenaceae
Spanish thyme
Lippia micromera
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Lippia
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Spanish thyme
- German
- Karibischer Oregano
- Korean
- 좀리피아
Synonyms
- Gardoquia origanoides Rchb. ex Benth.
- Lippia cuneifolia Sessé & Moc.
- Lippia helleri Britton
- Lippia micromera var. helleri (Britton) Moldenke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: geralg, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dairon Cuevas Riveras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.