Eurasian-African species of the Lamiaceae family - Hissopus officinalis (L.) gradually enters the culture of the South of European Russia. Field experiments were conducted including the study of H. officinalis value to phytomeliorate cretaceous exposures in comparison with standard Agropyron cristatum Gaertn. crops and natural succession on the chalk outcrop of anthropogenic origin in the Belgorod region in 2008-201