Thymus serpyllum

Also known as wild thyme, creeping thyme, Mary's bed straw, breckland thyme

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Thymus serpyllum is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae, belonging to the genus Thymus. It is classified within the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. Common names for this taxon include Sand-Thymian and wild thyme. The species is described as a useful plant with a spice use and produces a fruit type known as a nucule.

The taxon range is listed as China. Its regional conservation status is Near Threatened, while the IUCN Red List assessed it as Least Concern in 2013. Occurrence records are held by institutions including CMN, CHAS, UAM, MICH, and OSU, with collections from Canada, the United States, Russia, India, and Norway.

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Species

Least Concern

Thymus serpyllum

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae

Native toAustria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain

Observations recorded82,281

Der Sand-Thymian oder Feld-Thymian (Thymus serpyllum), auch Feldthymian, Quendel, Feldkümmel und Rainkümmel, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Thymiane (Thymus) innerhalb Familie der Lippenblütler (Lamiaceae). Es sind zwei Unterarten bekannt.

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 5,891
With media: 4,839
Family: Lamiaceae
Collections: CMN, CHAS, UAM, MICH, OSU, TROM
Recorded in: Canada, United States, Russia, India, Norway, Italy, Pakistan, Finland

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Encyclopedic overview

Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, Breckland wild thyme, wild thyme, creeping thyme, or elfin thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a low, usually prostrate subshrub forming creeping stems up to 10 cm (4 in) tall. The oval evergreen leaves are up to 8 mm. The strongly scented flowers are either lilac, pink-purple, magenta, up to 6 mm long and produced in clusters.

The species is native to most of Europe and North Africa. The hardy plant tolerates some pedestrian traffic and produces odors ranging from heavily herbal to lightly lemon, depending on the variety.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thymus serpyllum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.