Thymus serpyllum

Thymus serpyllum subsp. 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, 2nd 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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