| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus carnosus Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Voy. Bot. Espagne 1: 490 (1841) |
| Native Range | sw. & s. Portugal to sw. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | erect, with solid, subhorizontal branches, leaves in rows crowded at nodes, small, thick, elliptic, sessile, sparsely hirsute, flowers in hemispherical heads |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Origanum carnosum (Boiss.) Kuntze Thymus mastichina var. carnosus (Boiss.) Malag. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |