| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus sibthorpii Benth. |
| Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 345 (1834) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to nw. & c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-2200m |
| Description | leaves 10-17mm long, lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptic, basally ciliate, glabrous or shortly hirsute, inflorescence 2-5cm long, flowers of lower whorls pedicellate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Thymus dominii Velen. Thymus grisebachii Velen. Thymus heterotrichus Griseb. Thymus korthiaticus Adamović ex Ronniger Thymus kosteleckyanus var. macedonicus Degen & Urum. Thymus macedonicus (Degen & Urum.) Ronniger Thymus macedonicus var. pilifer (Ronniger) Stoj. & Stef. Thymus marschallianus ssp. tosevii (Velen.) Gusul. Thymus serpyllum var. heterotrichus (Griseb.) Nyman Thymus sibthorpii var. grisebachii (Ronniger) Jalas & Baden Thymus sibthorpii var. hirtiformis (Velen.) Jalas Thymus sibthorpii var. korthiaticus (Adamović ex Ronniger) Čáp Thymus spectabilis Ronniger Thymus tosevii Velen. Thymus tosevii var. hirtiformis Velen. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |