| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus thracicus Velen. |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 42: 16 (1892) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to nw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-2200m |
| Description | stem leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 8-12mm long, flowers 6-8mm long with purple calyx, in globular to shortly cylindrical spikes |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Thymus alsarensis Ronniger Thymus alsarensis var. paucisetus Ronniger Thymus balcanus var. montenegrinus Rohlena & Ronniger Thymus drabiscens (Ronniger) Ronniger Thymus gabrielae Ronniger Thymus humifusus var. longidens Velen. Thymus lanicaulis Ronniger Thymus longidens (Velen.) Velen. Thymus longidens var. drabiscensis Ronniger Thymus nikolovii var. nobilis Ronniger Thymus serpyllum ssp. thracicus (Velen.) Gavioli Thymus thracicus var. alsarensis (Ronniger) Jalas Thymus thracicus var. longidens (Velen.) Jalas Thymus thracicus var. montenegrinus (Rohlena & Ronniger) Jalas Thymus thracicus var. nobilis (Ronniger) Baden |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |