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Hyssopus officinalis

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Hyssopus officinalis, commonly called hyssop, is a shrub in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region around the Caspian Sea. It has long been valued in traditional herbal medicine for its purported properties as an antiseptic, cough reliever, and expectorant. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Hyssopus officinalis 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lamiaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Hyssopus officinalis

In Ecosystem

Caspian Sea, Ecosystems
Source Hyssopus officinalis (Wikipedia)
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Austria

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Canada

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Cyprus

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Czechia

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Denmark

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Estonia

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France

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Germany

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Latvia

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Slovakia

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Hyssopus officinalis (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Hyssopus officinalis or hyssop is a shrub in the Lamiaceae or mint family native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea.
  • Wikidata Q137931 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 391312
    Hyssopus officinalis or hyssop is a shrub in the Lamiaceae or mint family native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 391312
    Due to its purported properties as an antiseptic, cough reliever, and expectorant, it has been used in traditional herbal medicine.
  • In Ecosystem: Caspian Sea, Lead
    Hyssopus officinalis or hyssop is a shrub in the Lamiaceae or mint family native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea.
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Hyssopus officinalis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lamiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12396
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12396
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Lamiales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Hyssopus officinalis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5341387, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5341387, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Hyssopus officinalis
Child Taxon Of: Lamiaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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