Thymus serpyllum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Thymus
Sectio: T. sect. Serpyllum
Subsectio: T. subsect. Serpyllum
Species: Thymus serpyllum
Subspecies: T. s. subsp. serpyllum – T. s. subsp. tanaensis

Name

Thymus serpyllum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 590 (1753).

Lectotype : Herb. Burser XII: 118 (UPS), designated by Marhold & Mártonfi in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 128 : 273, f. 2 (1998).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Thymus campestris Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 85 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Serpyllum vulgare Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 133 (1869).
- Origanum serpyllum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 528 (1891).
- Thymus serpyllum var. typica Beck, Fl. Nied.-Österr.: 995 (1892), nom. inval. (Art. 24.3.)
- Thymus serpyllum [unranked] genuinus Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 555 (1879), nom. inval. (Art. 24.3.)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Romania (doubtfully present.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Buryatiya, West Siberia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 590. Reference page.

Additional references

Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, 1016 pp. Reference page.
Komarov, V.L. et al. (eds.). 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. 30 vols. Moscow/Leningrad: Botanicheskii institut, Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Thymus serpyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Thymus serpyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Thymus serpyllum. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Thymus serpyllum. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

العربية: زعتر بري
azərbaycanca: Sürünən kəklikotu
башҡортса: Кейәү үләне
български: дива мащерка
brezhoneg: Tin-lann, Munudig
bosanski: Majčina dušica
català: Serpoll
čeština: mateřídouška úzkolistá
Cymraeg: Teim Breckland
dansk: Smalbladet Timian
Deutsch: Sand-Thymian
dolnoserbski: Pěskowy płonjak
English: breckland thyme
español: serpol
eesti: Nõmm-liivatee
فارسی: سوسنبر
suomi: Kangasajuruoho
français: Serpolet
hrvatski: Majčina dušica
hornjoserbsce: Pěskowa babyduška
magyar: Mezei kakukkfű
Ido: Serpolo
italiano: Serpillo
ქართული: მხოხავი ბეგქონდარა
lietuvių: Paprastasis čiobrelis
latviešu: Mazais mārsils
македонски: Мајчина душичка
Nederlands: Kleine tijm
occitan: Menudet
polski: Macierzanka piaskowa
română: Cimbrișor
русский: Богородская трава
davvisámegiella: Deanutimjan
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Majčina dušica
slovenčina: dúška materina
српски / srpski: Мајчина душица
svenska: Backtimjan
Türkçe: Yabani Kekik
українська: Чебрець звичайний
vèneto: Timo
walon: Såvaedje pilé
中文: 鋪地百里香

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