| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus decussatus Benth. |
| Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 482 (1834) |
| Native Range | Sinai to Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branchlets white tomentose, spinose, leaves narrowly linear, margins revolute, obtuse, dense, flowers in dense heads, calyx glandular punctate, corolla ca. 6mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | 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 | Origanum decussatum (Benth.) Kuntze Thymus quadrangulus Ehrh. ex Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |