Thymus praecox in Genus Thymus

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Internal ID	UUID643fef4e796f0258323259
Scientific name	Thymus praecox
Authority	Opiz
First published in	Naturalientausch 6: 40 (1824)

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Thymus praecox, also known as mother of thyme, is a species of thyme native to central, southern, and western Europe. It belongs to the genus Thymus and is classified under the Serpyllum section. This species has various subspecies and cultivars, including 'Doone Valley', 'Minus', and 'Pseudolanuginosus'. It is commonly used as an ornamental plant and groundcover in gardens and pots, and is drought tolerant when established. However, it has also escaped cultivation in North America and is considered a weed or invasive species in some areas. Thymus praecox has a strong scent similar to oregano and can be used in cuisine. It is also known for its chemotypes, which vary in essential oil composition and can be found in different geographical populations.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Thymus badensis	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 559. 1890
Thymus braunii	Borbás	Geogr. Atq. Enum. Pl. Comit. Castrif. 214 1887
Thymus mannianus	Opiz	Seznam 97. 1852
Thymus serpyllum f. borosianus	Lyka	Bot. Közlem. 20: 149 1924
Thymus serpyllum f. cinerosus	Lyka	Bot. Közlem. 20: 140 1924
Thymus serpyllum subsp. clivorum	Lyka	Bot. Közlem. 20: 149. 1924 (1924)
Thymus serpyllum subsp. hesperites	Lyka	Magyar Fl. 892. 1925 (1925)
Thymus serpyllum subsp. praecox	(Opiz) Vollm.	Fl. Bayern 635. 1914 (1914)
Thymus serpyllum var. lanuginosus	Pers.	Syn. Pl. 2: 130. 1806
Thymus serpyllum var. humifusus	(Bernh. ex Link) Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2: 257. 1890
Thymus serpyllum var. praecox	(Opiz) Briq.	Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 7: 234. 1894
Thymus serpyllum f. diversipellis	Lyka	Bot. Közlem. 20: 149 1924
Thymus serpyllum f. huljakii	Lyka	Bot. Közlem. 20: 149 1924
Thymus serpyllum f. fallax	Lyka	Bot. Közlem. 20: 149 1924
Thymus serpyllum f. leptoneurus	Lyka	Bot. Közlem. 20: 149 1924
Thymus serpyllum f. petraeus	Lyka	Bot. Közlem. 20: 149 1924
Thymus praecox var. spathulatus	(Opiz) Formánek	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 38: 186. 1888
Thymus praecox var. ciliatus	Formánek	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 38: 187. 1888
Thymus ciliatus	Opiz ex Déségl.	Bull. Soc. Études Sci. Angers reimpr. 11-12: 6. 1882 (1882)
Thymus praecox var. caespitosus	(Opiz) Formánek	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 38: 187. 1888
Thymus serpyllum f. spathulatus	(Opiz) Lyka	Magyar Fl. 896 1925
Thymus serpyllum f. petiolatus	Lyka	Magyar Fl. 896 1925
Thymus serpyllum f. badensis	(Heinr.Braun ex L.Walz) Lyka	Magyar Fl. 897 1925
Thymus serpyllum f. braunii	(Borbás) Lyka	Magyar Fl. 897 1925
Thymus serpyllum f. alpicolus	(Schur) Lyka	Magyar Fl. 897 1925
Thymus serpyllum var. rupestris	Lyka	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5: 2316. 1927
Thymus serpyllum var. zobelii	Lyka	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5: 2316. 1927
Thymus serpyllum var. induratus	Lyka	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5: 2316. 1927
Thymus serpyllum var. kollmannii	Lyka	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5: 2317. 1927
Thymus serpyllum var. glareosus	Lyka	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5: 2317. 1927
Thymus serpyllum var. caespitosus	(Opiz) Lyka	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5: 2317. 1927

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	mother of thyme
English	wild thyme
Bulgarian	ранна мащерка
Catalan	farigola reptant
Czech	mateřídouška časná
Welsh	teim gwyllt
Danish	tidlig timian
German	frühblühender thymian
German	kriechender thymian
Basque	itsas ezkai
Persian	آویشن خزنده
French	serpolet couché
Irish	lus na mbrat
Irish	lus mhic rí
Irish	tím chreige
Icelandic	blóðberg
Dutch	kruiptijm
Polish	macierzanka wczesna
Russian	Чабрец ранний
Chinese	早花百里香

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Name	Authority	First published in
Thymus praecox subsp. britannicus	(Ronniger) Holub	Preslia 45: 359 (1973)
Thymus praecox subsp. caucasicus	(Ronniger) Jalas	Willdenowia 15: 423 (1986)
Thymus praecox subsp. grossheimii	(Ronniger) Jalas	Ann. Bot. Fenn. 17: 323 (1980)
Thymus praecox subsp. jankae	(Čelak.) Jalas	Willdenowia 15: 423 (1986)
Thymus praecox subsp. parvulus	(Lojac.) Bartolucci, Peruzzi & N.G.Passal.	Taxon 62: 1309 (2013)
Thymus praecox subsp. polytrichus	(A.Kern. ex Borbás) Jalas	Veröff. Geobot. Inst. Rübel Zürich 43: 189 (1970)
Thymus praecox subsp. praecox		Unknown
Thymus praecox subsp. widderi	(Machule) P.A.Schmidt	Feddes Repert. 83: 669 (1972 publ. 1973)
Thymus praecox subsp. zygiformis	(Heinr.Braun) Jalas	Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64: 267 (1971)

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Asia-temperate click to expand
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- Western Asia
  - Iran
  - Turkey

Europe click to expand
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Føroyar
  - Great Britain
  - Iceland
  - Ireland
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Sicilia
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
  - Portugal
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Illinois
- Subarctic America
  - Greenland

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000324555
UNII	1YS4SXO96N
Canadensys	6481
USDA Plants	THPR
Tropicos	17600428
INPN	126564
Flora of Italy	4623
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:461536-1
The Plant List	kew-205262
Missouri Botanical Garden	281446
Open Tree Of Life	70023
Observations.org	2777
NCBI Taxonomy	347388
Nature Serve	2.158619
IPNI	461536-1
iNaturalist	169752
GBIF	5341449
Freebase	/m/06rs24
EPPO	THYPR
EOL	579810
USDA GRIN	430902
Wikipedia	Thymus_praecox

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Scientific Literature Top

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Green Extraction Approach for Isolation of Bioactive Compounds in Wild Thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.) Herbal Dust—Chemical Profile, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity and Comparison with Conventional Techniques

Mrkonjić Ž, Kaplan M, Milošević S, Božović D, Sknepnek A, Miletić D, Lazarević Mrkonjić I, Rakić D, Zeković Z, Pavlić B

Plants (Basel)

20-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10975124
doi:	10.3390/plants13060897
PMID:	38592878

Floristic–Vegetational Features of Geranium argenteum, an Alpine–Apennine Species at Its Limit of Distribution in the Apennines

Ballelli S, Tesei G, Pennesi R, Allegrezza M

Life (Basel)

28-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10744573
doi:	10.3390/life13122273
PMID:	38137874

The Extraction and Impact of Essential Oils on Bioactive Films and Food Preservation, with Emphasis on Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities—A Review

Khan S, Abdo AA, Shu Y, Zhang Z, Liang T

Foods

18-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10670266
doi:	10.3390/foods12224169
PMID:	38002226

Plants and Their Derivatives as Promising Therapeutics for Sustainable Control of Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Pathogens

Bava R, Castagna F, Ruga S, Nucera S, Caminiti R, Serra M, Bulotta RM, Lupia C, Marrelli M, Conforti F, Statti G, Domenico B, Palma E

Pathogens

19-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10610010
doi:	10.3390/pathogens12101260
PMID:	37887776

In Vitro Antioxidant and In Vivo Antigenotoxic Features of a Series of 61 Essential Oils and Quantitative Composition–Activity Relationships Modeled through Machine Learning Algorithms

Mladenović M, Astolfi R, Tomašević N, Matić S, Božović M, Sapienza F, Ragno R

Antioxidants (Basel)

29-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10604248
doi:	10.3390/antiox12101815
PMID:	37891894

Plant Essential Oils as Biopesticides: Applications, Mechanisms, Innovations, and Constraints

Gupta I, Singh R, Muthusamy S, Sharma M, Grewal K, Singh HP, Batish DR

Plants (Basel)

10-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10458566
doi:	10.3390/plants12162916
PMID:	37631128

Application of Rosmarinic Acid with Its Derivatives in the Treatment of Microbial Pathogens

Kernou ON, Azzouz Z, Madani K, Rijo P

Molecules

22-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10220798
doi:	10.3390/molecules28104243
PMID:	37241981

Essential Oils for a Sustainable Control of Honeybee Varroosis

Bava R, Castagna F, Palma E, Marrelli M, Conforti F, Musolino V, Carresi C, Lupia C, Ceniti C, Tilocca B, Roncada P, Britti D, Musella V

Vet Sci

23-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10221473
doi:	10.3390/vetsci10050308
PMID:	37235392

Natural Products as a Tool to Modulate the Activity and Expression of Multidrug Resistance Proteins of Intestinal Barrier

Martins-Gomes C, Silva AM

J Xenobiot

25-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10123636
doi:	10.3390/jox13020014
PMID:	37092502

Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant, Anti-Acetylcholinesterase, and Anti-α-Glucosidase Activity of Thymus carnosus Extracts: A Three-Year Study on the Impact of Annual Variation and Geographic Location

Martins-Gomes C, Steck J, Keller J, Bunzel M, Santos JA, Nunes FM, Silva AM

Antioxidants (Basel)

08-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10045533
doi:	10.3390/antiox12030668
PMID:	36978915

Biocontrol Activity of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants and Their Bioactive Components against Soil-Borne Pathogens

Greff B, Sáhó A, Lakatos E, Varga L

Plants (Basel)

05-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9958657
doi:	10.3390/plants12040706
PMID:	36840053

Modulation of Cell Death Pathways for Cellular Protection and Anti-Tumoral Activity: The Role of Thymus spp. Extracts and Their Bioactive Molecules

Martins-Gomes C, Nunes FM, Silva AM

Int J Mol Sci

14-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9864824
doi:	10.3390/ijms24021691
PMID:	36675206

Cross-School Collaboration to Develop and Implement Self-Construction Greening Systems for Schools

Teichmann F, Kirchengast I, Korjenic A

Plants (Basel)

10-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9860625
doi:	10.3390/plants12020327
PMID:	36679040

Molecular Characterization of Thymus capitellatus Extracts and Their Antioxidant, Neuroprotective and Anti-Proliferative Activities

Martins-Gomes C, Steck J, Keller J, Bunzel M, Nunes FM, Silva AM

Int J Mol Sci

02-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9738728
doi:	10.3390/ijms232315187
PMID:	36499513

Correction: Southern Carpathian ultramafic grasslands within the central-southeast European context: syntaxonomic classification and overall eco-coenotic patterns

Coldea G, Gafta D, Negrean G, Stoica AI, Hurdu BI

Bot Stud

21-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9679104
doi:	10.1186/s40529-022-00362-9
PMID:	36409437

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Linalyl acetate	8294	Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)OC(=O)C)C	196.29	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1756-1051.1984.TB01985.X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(3R,6E)-nerolidol	11241545	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C)C	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1756-1051.1984.TB01985.X
Nerolidol	8888	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C)C	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1756-1051.1984.TB01985.X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Germacrane sesquiterpenoids
2-[(3Z,7Z)-4,8-dimethylcyclodeca-3,7-dien-1-yl]propan-2-ol	5365392	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CCC(CC1)C(C)(C)O)C	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1756-1051.1984.TB01985.X
Hedycaryol	6432240	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CCC(CC1)C(C)(C)O)C	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1756-1051.1984.TB01985.X

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Thymus praecox

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