Taxon: Thymus praecox Opiz subsp. britannicus (Ronniger) Holub

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See other conspecific taxa:

• Thymus praecox (no accessions)
• Thymus praecox subsp. caucasicus (1 accessions)

Common names:

• mother-of-thyme   (Source: Cornucopia [as T. praecox subsp. arcticus]) – English
  
• wild thyme   (Source: F BritStace [as T. polytrichus subsp. brittanicus]) – English
  

More:

see MMPND for additional names in foreign scripts

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard, as T. praecox subsp. arcticus)
  
• Materials: essential oils   (fide Cornucopia, as Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus)
  

Distributional range:

• EUROPE
  Northern Europe: Ireland; United Kingdom
  Middle Europe: Belgium
  Southwestern Europe: France; Spain

• also cultivated

References:

• Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. [= T. praecox subsp. arcticus].
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
• Kerguélen, M. 1987. Données taxonomiques, nomenclaturales et chorologiques pour une révision de la flore de France. Lejeunia 120:177. [= T. polytrichus subsp. brittanicus (Ronniger) Kerguelen].
• Lambinon, J. et al. 1992. Nouvelle flore de la Belgique, du G.-D. de Luxembourg, du nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 4.
• Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
• Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles. [= T. polytrichus subsp. brittanicus (Ronniger) Kerguelen].
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. [= T. praecox subsp. arcticus (E. Durand) Jalas].

Synonyms:

• (≡) Thymus britannicus Ronniger (basionym)
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (≡) Thymus polytrichus subsp. britannicus (Ronniger) Kerguélen
  
• (=) Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus (Durand) Jalas
  
• (=) Thymus serpyllum var. arcticus Durand
  

Check other web resources for Thymus praecox Opiz subsp. britannicus (Ronniger) Holub:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Thymus praecox subsp. britannicus cultivars

Check other databases for images:

• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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