Mother of Thyme

Thymus praecox

''Thymus praecox'' is a species of thyme. A common name is mother of thyme, but "creeping thyme" and "wild thyme" may be used where ''Thymus serpyllum'', which also shares these names, is not found. It is native to central, southern, and western Europe.
Wild Thyme Lovely aromatic, low growing wild herb which I've seen all over the hilly and mountainous and moorland areas of the north of England and Scotland. I know it as Thymus polytrichus but understand this is interchangeable with Thymus praecox. Cumbria,Hutton Roof Reserve,Thymus praecox,Wild Thyme

Naming

''Thymus praecox'' subspecies and cultivars include:
⤷  ''Thymus praecox'' subsp. ''praecox''
⤷ * ''Thymus praecox'' 'Doone Valley'
⤷ * ''Thymus praecox'' 'Minus'
⤷ * ''Thymus praecox'' 'Pseudolanuginosus'
⤷  ''Thymus praecox'' subsp. ''arcticus''
⤷ * ''Thymus praecox'' subsp. ''arcticus'' 'Albus'
⤷ * ''Thymus praecox'' subsp. ''arcticus'' 'Languinosus'
⤷ * ''Thymus praecox'' subsp. ''arcticus'' 'Hall's Woolly'
⤷ * ''Thymus praecox'' subsp. ''arcticus'' 'Pink Chintz'


⤷  ''Thymus praecox'' subsp. ''polytrichus'' Jalas. Found in the wild in Bosnia.
⤷  ''Thymus praecox'' subsp. ''skorpilii'' Jalas. Found in the wild in Bosnia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusThymus
SpeciesT. praecox
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