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Thymus praecox Opiz

Mother of thyme

source: Krzysztof Golik (1987), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0 license)
source: Krzysztof Golik (1987), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0 license)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Thymus praecox Opiz
The Plant list Thymus praecox Opiz
English name Mother of thyme



Crop relationship
Garden thyme same genus



FLORON data (2024)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence very rare
Status Red List: vulnerable
Legal protection yes

© NDFF, 2024
© NDFF, 2024

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: most recent observation year >= 2000
  • blue: most recent observation year < 2000
  • yellow circle: not wild.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl
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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe W&C Eur. till pole circle
Asia -
Africa -
North-America -
South-America -
Australia -
source: GBIF.org 2024
source: GBIF.org 2024

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, April 2023. doi:10.15468/dl.vaeyak
Distribution data GBIF, April 2023. doi:10.15468/dl.vaeyak

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information