Thymus vulgaris

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q148668
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Summary

Thymus vulgaris is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,523 views/month, #1,419 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Thymus[6]
  • Taxon name: Thymus vulgaris[7]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[8]
  • Has use: spice[9]
  • Commons category: Thymus vulgaris[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Thymus vulgaris[11]
  • Commons gallery: Thymus vulgaris[12]
  • Described at URL: https://yerbateca.org/plantas/thymus-vulgaris/[13]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=36631[15]
  • This taxon is source of: thyme[16], thyme oil[17]
  • Short name: farigola[18]
  • Taxon common name: teim y gerddi[19], garden thyme[20], Farigola[21], Tomell[22], tymián obecný[23], Have-Timian[24], Echter Thymian[25], Tomillo limonero[26], Aed-liivatee[27], Ezkai[28], tarha-ajuruoho[29], Thym commun[30], Ten[31], Vaistinis čiobrelis[32]

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Identifiers

Thymus vulgaris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 49992[33]. Thymus vulgaris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 484542[34]. Thymus vulgaris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5341442[35]. Thymus vulgaris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505501[36].

Why It Matters

Thymus vulgaris has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Thymus vulgaris receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → thymus-vulgaris
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  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C4554
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12891442-n
    Interlingual index id → i104432
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  3. 15w ago · ~2026-36503-85 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type → Tetraqueni
    Described at url → https://yerbateca.org/plantas/thymus-vulgaris/
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Has fruit type: Tetraqueni"
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