Thymelaea
| Thymelaea | |
|---|---|
| Thymelaea hirsuta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Thymelaeoideae |
| Genus: | Thymelaea Mill. (1754), nom. cons. |
| Type species | |
| Thymelaea sanamunda | |
| Species | |
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33; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thymelaea (the sparrow-worts) is a genus of about 30 species of evergreen shrubs and herbs in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean region, north to central Europe, and east to central Asia.