name: Common Thyme

flavor_db_name_variants: common thyme

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Common thyme

id: 183

name_scientific: Thymus vulgaris

description: Thymus vulgaris or common thyme is a low growing herbaceous plant, sometimes becoming somewhat woody. It is native to southern Europe, where it is often cultivated as a culinary herb. It typically grows as a sub-shrub, between 15 and 20 cm tall.

itis_id: 505501

wikipedia_id: Thymus vulgaris

picture_file_name: 183.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 46465

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:30:37.000Z

legacy_id: 194

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Herbs

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:24.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:18.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 49992

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00183