| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus quinquecostatus Čelak. |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 263 (1889) |
| Native Range | Mongolia to n. China and Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-3500m |
| Description | leaves narrowly to broadly ovate, 5-10mm long, long white ciliate at base, glandular punctate, flowers 7-8mm long in short, terminal spikes |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| 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 quinquecostatus var. ibukiensis (Kudo) H.Hara Thymus serpyllum var. ibukiensis Kudo Thymus serpyllum ssp. quinquecostatus (Čelak.) Kitam. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KHA Khabarovsk, PRM Primorye) 36 China (CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central) 37 Mongolia 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |