| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygonum thymifolium Jaub. & Spach |
| Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Orient. 2: 22 (1844) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Iran and n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-3500m |
| Description | stems scabrous-hirsute, densely leafy, leaves lanceolate-ovate, acuminate, entire, sessile, margins revolute, flowers 1-2mm, pedicellate, in dense cymes |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | reddish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygonum kotschyanum Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |