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Serpyllum
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Serpyllum

The genus Thymus ( TY-məs; thymes) contains about 350 species of aromatic perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean area of Europe, North Africa and Turkey.

Several members of the genus are cultivated as culinary herbs or ornamentals, when they are also called thyme after its best-known species, Thymus vulgaris or common thyme.

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10 branches of this group, most-observed first

Alternantes

subsectionAlternantes

Pseudomarginati

subsectionPseudomarginati

Serpyllum

subsectionSerpyllum

Isolepides

subsectionIsolepides

Kotschyani

subsectionKotschyani

Pseudopiperellae

subsectionPseudopiperellae

Insulares

subsectionInsulares

Thymus × oblongifolius

hybridThymus × oblongifolius

Thymus × braunii

hybridThymus × braunii

Thymus atlanticus

speciesThymus atlanticus

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Serpyllum in Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.126

Serpyllum in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.285

Serpyllum in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.283

Serpyllum in On Medical Materials in Six Books

On Medical Materials in Six Books

Dioscorides · 1550 · p.396

Serpyllum in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.112

Serpyllum in De medicinali materia libri sex

De medicinali materia libri sex

Dioscorides · 1552 · p.404

Serpyllum in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.532

Serpyllum in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.516

Serpyllum in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.488

Serpyllum in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.896

Serpyllum in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.897

Serpyllum in History of Rare Plants

History of Rare Plants

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.371

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