| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus polytrichus A.Kern. ex Borbás |
| Bibliography | Math. Term. Közlem. 24: 105 (1890) |
| Native Range | sc. & s. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | matted, leaves lanceolate to obovate or broadly spathulate, sometimes suborbiculate, 8mm, ciliate, glabrous or sparsely hirsute, flowers in short cylindrical spike, corolla 6mm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Thymus agoustensis Formánek Thymus alpigenus (A.Kern. ex Heinr.Braun) Ronniger Thymus amoenus Sennen Thymus balcanus Borbás Thymus balcanus var. albiflorus Velen. Thymus balcanus var. arnautorum Ronniger Thymus balcanus var. beckii Ronniger Thymus balcanus var. brevidens Velen. Thymus balcanus var. decorus Ronniger Thymus balcanus var. micevskii Matevski Thymus balcanus var. vandasii (Velen.) Ronniger Thymus ceretanus Sennen Thymus effusus var. kapelae Borbás Thymus humifusus var. alpestris Čelak. Thymus kapelae (Borbás) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. Thymus kerneri Borbás Thymus kerneri var. epitrichus Borbás Thymus kerneri var. oblongifolius Beck Thymus longicaulis var. ciliatus K.Malý Thymus pilifrons Borbás Thymus polytrichus ssp. ligusticus (Briq.) Stace Thymus polytrichus ssp. vallicola (Heinr.Braun) Debray ex Kerguélen Thymus praecox ssp. ligusticus (Briq.) Paiva & Salgueiro Thymus praecox ssp. pilifrons (Borbás) H.Neumayer Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus (A.Kern. ex Borbás) Jalas Thymus praecox ssp. trachselianus (Opiz) H.Neumayer Thymus praecox var. trachselianus (Opiz) Heinr.Braun Thymus reineggeri Opiz ex Borbás Thymus sacer Lacaita Thymus sarntheinii Heinr.Braun Thymus serpyllum var. alpestris Briq. Thymus serpyllum ssp. alpestris (Briq.) Briq. Thymus serpyllum ssp. balcanus (Borbás) Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. brevidens Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. epitrichus Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. harzianus Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. hegianus Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. kapelae (Borbás) Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. kerneri (Borbás) Lyka Thymus serpyllum ssp. ligusticus (Briq.) Cout. Thymus serpyllum f. ligusticus (Briq.) Bolzon Thymus serpyllum var. ligusticus Briq. Thymus serpyllum f. orthotrichus Lyka Thymus serpyllum ssp. polytrichus (A.Kern. ex Borbás) Briq. Thymus serpyllum var. polytrichus (A.Kern. ex Borbás) Briq. Thymus serpyllum f. raeticus Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. rupicaprarum Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. semicalvus Lyka Thymus serpyllum f. thellungianus Lyka Thymus serpyllum var. trachselianus (Opiz) Briq. Thymus serpyllum ssp. trachselianus (Opiz) Lyka Thymus serpyllum var. vallesiacus Briq. Thymus serpyllum f. vallesiacus (Briq.) Bolzon Thymus trachselianus Opiz Thymus trachselianus var. alpigenus A.Kern. ex Heinr.Braun Thymus trachselianus var. vallicola Heinr.Braun Thymus vallicola (Heinr.Braun) Ronniger Thymus vadasii Velen. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |