| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus serrulatus Hochst. ex Benth. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 203 (1848) |
| Native Range | w. Eritrea to Ethiopia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3200-4000m |
| Description | branchlets quadrangular, hirsute, leaves opposite, sessile, ovate to lanceolate, 1-2cm, cuneate, serrate, ciliate, inflorescence spherical, verticillate, corolla ca. 8mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 serrulatus f. altitudinum Vatke |
| Territory | 2 Africa 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ERI Eritrea, ETH Ethiopia) |