| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus grossheimii Ronniger |
| Bibliography | Fl. Kavkaza [A.A.Grossheim] 3: 335 (1932) |
| Native Range | n. Iran to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | stems ramose, adpressed hirsute, leaves petiolate, ovate or ovate-triangular, 8-10mm, ciliate, glabrous, inflorescence capitate, calyx 4-5mm, basally hirsute, corolla to 5mm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Thymus caucasicus ssp. grossheimii (Ronniger) Jalas Thymus praecox ssp. grossheimii (Ronniger) Jalas Thymus praecox var. grossheimii (Ronniger) Jalas |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |