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Thyme

Thyme is a culinary herb consisting of the dried aerial parts of some members of the genus Thymus of flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae. Thymes are native to Eurasia and North Africa. Thymes have culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. The species most commonly cultivated and used for culinary purposes is Thymus vulgaris, native to Southeast Europe.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Veronica serpyllifolia
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales
Habit: herb