Hyssopus (Lamiaceae)

Hyssopus officinalis subsp. officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Nepetinae
Genus: Hyssopus
Species: H. ambiguus – H. cuspidatus – H. latilabiatus – H. macranthus – H. officinalis – H. septemcrenatus – H. septemfidus – H. seravschanicus – H. subulifolius

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hyssopus (Lamiaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 04. Reference page.

Name

Hyssopus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 569 (1753).

• Type species: H. officinalis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 569 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Altay, Buryatiya, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Regional: Western Asia Turkey Continental: Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Krym, South European Russi, Ukraine, Yugoslavia Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland Regional: Eastern Europe Central European Rus Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco Introduced into: Baltic States, Belgium, Great Britain, New York, Vermont, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 569. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Hyssopus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 July 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Hyssopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 July 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Hyssopus. Published online. Accessed: July 4 2014.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Ісоп
suomi: Iisopit
magyar: Izsóp
italiano: Issopo
русский: Иссоп
svenska: Isopsläktet

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