| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus alpestris Tausch. ex A.Kern. |
| Bibliography | Sched. Fl. Exs. Austro-Hung. 1: 56 (1881) |
| Native Range | e. Alps, Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-2300m |
| Description | leaves to 18mm, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, at base ciliate, cuneate, petiolate, inflorescence capitate, bracts similar to leaves, flowers ca. 6mm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pinkish 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 |
| Synonyms | Thymus alpestris f. albiflora Sigunov Thymus alpestris var. opizianus P.A.Schmidt Thymus alpestris var. rubescens Ronniger Thymus serpyllum f. alpestris Tausch ex Čelak. Thymus serpyllum f. formosus Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. orbicularis (Wimm. & Grab.) Lyka Thymus serpyllum var. orbicularis Wimm. & Grab. Thymus serpyllum f. serta-saxorum Lyka Thymus serpyllum var. trachselianus P.Fourn. Thymus subalpestris Klokov |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |