Thymelaea passerina(L.) Coss. & Germ.

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WFO wfo-0000508045 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Thymelaea passerina, photographed by Jason Grant
fig. a Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-09-11 / obs. 94623709
Thymelaea passerina, photographed by Yuliana Leshchenko
fig. b Yuliana Leshchenko, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205471098
Thymelaea passerina, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. c Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 198242436
Thymelaea passerina, photographed by Brandon Corder
fig. d Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 166038063
Thymelaea passerina, photographed by Елена Патерикина
fig. e Елена Патерикина, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 161549834
Thymelaea passerina, photographed by Yves Bas
fig. f Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156844893
Thymelaea passerina, photographed by Елена Патерикина
fig. g Елена Патерикина, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 151155907
Thymelaea passerina, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. h Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 140419512

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Native range 42 botanical countries

Regions where Thymelaea passerina is native: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AfghanistanIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanKuwaitLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusPalestineTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Sardegna
Native distribution of Thymelaea passerina, 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
Austria AUT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Kuwait KUW
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL
West Himalaya WHM

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 16 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.

  • Daphne passerina (L.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Giardia arvensis (Lam.) C.Gerber
  • Ligia passerina (L.) Fasano
  • Lygia passerina (L.) Fasano
  • Passerina annua Wikstr.
  • Passerina arvensis (Lam.) Ball
  • Passerina concinna Walp.
  • Passerina diarthronoides Griff.
  • Passerina passerina (L.) Huth
  • Passerina pubescens Guss.
  • Passerina stellera Ramond ex DC.
  • Stellera annua Salisb.
  • Stellera passerina L.
  • Stellera passerina var. tenuior Rchb.
  • Thymelaea arvensis Lam.
  • Thymelaea passerina var. perennans Welw. ex Cout.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. 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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