| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus nitens Lamotte |
| Bibliography | Prod. Fl. Plat. Centr. 2: 595 (1881) |
| Native Range | s. France |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves to 12mm, oblong-elliptic, petiolate, acute, glabrous or strigose, eciliate, inflorescence lax, flowers 8-10mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |