| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus caespititius Brot. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Lusit. 1: 176 (1804) |
| Native Range | Portugal to nw. & w. Spain, Macaronesia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1800m |
| Description | leaves opposite, crowded in tufts, linear, at margins grey hirsute, grey-green, flower axillary, floral stems erect, hirsute |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | bright bluish lilac |
| 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 | Origanum caespititium (Brot.) Kuntze Thymus azoricus G.Lodd. Thymus caespititius var. albicans J.Blanco & F.M.Vázquez Thymus caespititius var. macranthus Samp. Thymus micans Sol. ex Löwe |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (AZO Azores, MDR Madeira) |