PLANTS Profile for Thymus praecox (mother of thyme)

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PLANTS Profile

Thymus praecox Opiz
mother of thyme

Symbol:

THPR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I
GL		I

More Information:

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Thymus praecox Opiz

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Native Status:
Thymus praecox Opiz


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, OH, OR, RI, TN, UT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NS, ON, QC), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Thymus praecox Opiz

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 6 species in Thymus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Thymus praecox Opiz ssp. arcticus (Durand) Jalas. . Image Available.

Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus
creeping thyme

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Thymus praecox Opiz

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Thymus L. – thyme
Species	Thymus praecox Opiz – mother of thyme

U.S. Weed Information:
Thymus praecox Opiz

Thymus serpyllum [=THPRA]
creeping thyme
hillwort
lemon thyme
mother of thyme
penny mountain
wild thyme

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST

Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.

Introduced Information:
Thymus praecox Opiz

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Thymus praecox Opiz

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32821.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 08:46 PM CDT