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Thymelaea passerina, the spurge flax, sparrow weed, mezereon, or annual thymelaea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. [2] [3] It is native to central and southern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, the western Himalayas, and Xinjiang in China, and it has been introduced to central North America, and to South Australia. [1]
The genus name Thymelaea is a combination of the Greek name for the herb thyme θύμος (thúmos) and that for the olive ἐλαία (elaía) - in reference to its thyme-like foliage and olive-like fruit; while the English name Sparrow-wort (used by Thomas Green in his 18th century Universal Herbal) is a translation of the name of the genus Passerina (in which Thymelaea was formerly placed ...
The genus name Passerina derives from the Latin word passer "sparrow" - given the plants in reference to a perceived similarity in the shape of the fruit to a sparrow's beak - more evident in the Thymelaceous plant Thymelaea hirsuta (formerly placed in the genus Passerina).
The family is named for the genus Thymelaea, the name of which is a combination of the Greek name for the herb thyme θύμος (thúmos) and that for the olive ἐλαία (elaía) - in reference to its thyme-like foliage (i.e. minuscule leaves) and olive-like fruit.
Branches of Thymelaea hirsuta showing the "sparrow's beak" fruits that earned it the earlier generic name of Passerina.. The genus name Thymelaea is a combination of the Greek name for the herb thyme θύμος (thúmos) and that for the olive ἐλαία (elaía) - in reference to its thyme-like foliage and olive-like fruit; while the English name sparrow-wort (used by Thomas Green in his ...
Thymelaea; Thymelaea hirsuta; Thymelaea passerina; Thymelaea procumbens This page was last edited on 8 June 2019, at 21:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Passerina chamaejasme Fisch. ex Meisn. (1857) Passerina dichotoma Steud. (1841), not validly publ. Passerina stelleri Wikstr. (1818) Stellera bodinieri H.Lév. (1912) Stellera chamaejasme f. angustifolia Diels (1912), opus utique oppr. Stellera chamaejasme subsp. angustifolia (Diels) Kit Tan (1982) Stellera chamaejasme f. chrysantha S.C.Huang ...
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