Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) parasitising common thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) near Santa Stefano in Sassania, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) parasitising common thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) near Santa Stefano in Sassania, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thyme broomrape (Orobanche alba) parasitising common thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) near Santa Stefano in Sassania, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Philippe Clement / Several indivdual plants of cultivated Garden thyme in flower (Thymus vulgaris) Belgium

Robert Thompson / Wild thyme {Thymus vulgaris} North Burren, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, July

Juan Manuel Borrero / Garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) flowers, Spain.

Philippe Clement / Garden thyme in flower {Thymus vulgaris} France

Visuals Unlimited / Dried Thyme leaves (Thymus vulgaris) for use as a spice or flavouring. Native to the Mediterranean region.

Visuals Unlimited / Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) growing between paving stones