Thymelaea hirsuta(L.) Endl.

WFO wfo-0000457608 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Thymelaea hirsuta, photographed by Andre Hosper
fig. a Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-06 / obs. 195252111
Thymelaea hirsuta, photographed by Yves Bas
fig. b Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 203148532
Thymelaea hirsuta, photographed by Roland Godon
fig. c Roland Godon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191354890
Thymelaea hirsuta, photographed by Henrik Kibak
fig. d Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191270725
Thymelaea hirsuta, photographed by Henrik Kibak
fig. e Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 192647329
Thymelaea hirsuta, photographed by Alessia Guggisberg
fig. f Alessia Guggisberg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 188852807
Thymelaea hirsuta, photographed by Marc Riera
fig. g Marc Riera, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 187377973
Thymelaea hirsuta, photographed by Ben Costamagna
fig. h Ben Costamagna, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 187265339

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Native range 24 botanical countries

Regions where Thymelaea hirsuta is native: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye, Albania, Baleares, Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Türkiye-in-Europe AlgeriaEgyptLibyaMoroccoTunisiaCyprusEast Aegean Is.Lebanon-SyriaPalestineSinaiTürkiyeAlbaniaCorseFranceGreeceItalyKritiNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalSiciliaSpainTürkiye-in-Europe BalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Thymelaea hirsuta, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Baleares BAL
Corse COR
France FRA
Greece GRC
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
Spain SPA
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Cyprus CYP ASIA-TEMPERATE
East Aegean Is. EAI
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Palestine PAL
Sinai SIN
Türkiye TUR
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Egypt EGY
Libya LBY
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 21 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Chlamydanthus hirsutus (L.) Griseb.
  • Giardia hirsuta (L.) C.Gerber
  • Lachnaea hirsuta (L.) Crantz
  • Passerina hirsuta L.
  • Passerina hirsuta prol. polygalifolia (Lapeyr.) Rouy
  • Passerina hirsuta var. linearis Pau ex M.Vidal
  • Passerina hirsuta var. vestita Gren. & Godr.
  • Passerina metnan Forssk.
  • Passerina polygalifolia Lapeyr.
  • Passerina telonensis Gand.
  • Piptochlamys hirsuta (L.) C.A.Mey.
  • Sanamunda tomentosa Zumagl.
  • Stellera hirsuta (L.) Oken
  • Tartonia ovatifolia Raf.
  • Thymelaea hirsuta f. glauca H.Lindb.
  • Thymelaea hirsuta var. angustifolia Meisn.
  • Thymelaea hirsuta var. microphylla A.Reyn.
  • Thymelaea hirsuta var. polygalaefolia (Lapeyr.) Endl.
  • Thymelaea hirsuta var. polygalifolia (Lapeyr.) Endl.
  • Thymelaea hirsuta var. rotundifolia Meisn.
  • Thymelaea hirsuta var. vulgaris Meisn.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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