| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus mastichina (L.) L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 827 (1763) |
| Native Range | Iberian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves green, 8-10mm, narrowly elliptic to broadly lanceolate, tomentose to subglabrous, bracts leaf-like, hemispherical floral heads 1-2cm broad, sepals long ciliate |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | whitish |
| 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 | Majorana tomentosa (Willd.) Stokes Origanum mastichina (L.) Kuntze Origanum tomentosum (Willd.) Kuntze Satureja mastichina L. Thymus almoradux Dufour ex Boiss. Thymus carpetanus Sennen Thymus ciliatus Moench Thymus ciliolatus Pau Thymus elongatus Schrad. ex Link Thymus mastichina ssp. tomentosus (Willd.) Malag. Thymus suavis Salisb. Thymus tomentosus Willd. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |