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Marjorams
Origanum
Origanum ( oh-RIG-ə-nəm) is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia, where they are found in open or mountainous habitats. A few species also naturalized in scattered locations in North America and other regions.
The plants have strongly aromatic leaves and abundant tubular flowers with long-lasting coloured bracts. The genus includes an important group of culinary herbs including marjoram (Origanum majorana), oregano (Origanum vulgare), and za'atar (Origanum syriacum).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Oregano
speciesOriganum vulgare
Sweet Marjoram
speciesOriganum majorana
Syrian oregano
speciesOriganum syriacum
Pot Marjoram
speciesOriganum onites
Dittany of Crete
speciesOriganum dictamnus
italian oregano
hybridOriganum × majoricum
Origanum rotundifolium
speciesOriganum rotundifolium
Desert Oregano
speciesOriganum dayi
Origanum sipyleum
speciesOriganum sipyleum
Origanum libanoticum
speciesOriganum libanoticum
dittany of Amorgos
speciesOriganum calcaratum
Origanum scabrum
complexOriganum scabrum
Origanum laevigatum
speciesOriganum laevigatum
Origanum vetteri
speciesOriganum vetteri
Small-leaved Oregano
speciesOriganum microphyllum
Origanum hypericifolium
speciesOriganum hypericifolium
Origanum petraeum
speciesOriganum petraeum
Origanum acutidens
speciesOriganum acutidens
Origanum cordifolium
speciesOriganum cordifolium
Origanum compactum
speciesOriganum compactum
Ehrenberg's Marjoram
speciesOriganum ehrenbergii
Origanum × intercedens
hybridOriganum × intercedens
Origanum jordanicum
speciesOriganum jordanicum
Origanum amanum
speciesOriganum amanum
Origanum ramonense
speciesOriganum ramonense
Origanum minutiflorum
speciesOriganum minutiflorum
Origanum floribundum
speciesOriganum floribundum
Origanum vogelii
speciesOriganum vogelii
Origanum elongatum
speciesOriganum elongatum
Origanum × haradjanii
hybridOriganum × haradjanii
Origanum haussknechtii
speciesOriganum haussknechtii
Origanum husnucan-baseri
speciesOriganum husnucan-baseri
Origanum isthmicum
speciesOriganum isthmicum
Origanum leptocladum
speciesOriganum leptocladum
Origanum pampaninii
speciesOriganum pampaninii
Origanum punonense
speciesOriganum punonense
Origanum saccatum
speciesOriganum saccatum
Origanum solymicum
speciesOriganum solymicum
Origanum symes
speciesOriganum symes
Origanum akhdarense
speciesOriganum akhdarense
Origanum bilgeri
speciesOriganum bilgeri
Origanum boissieri
speciesOriganum boissieri
Origanum brevidens
speciesOriganum brevidens
Origanum cyrenaicum
speciesOriganum cyrenaicum
Origanum × barbarae
hybridOriganum × barbarae
Origanum × bilgilii
hybridOriganum × bilgilii
Origanum × dumanii
hybridOriganum × dumanii
Origanum × font-queri
hybridOriganum × font-queri
Origanum × intermedium
hybridOriganum × intermedium
Origanum × karpathicum
hybridOriganum × karpathicum
Origanum × malatyanum
hybridOriganum × malatyanum
Origanum × malyeri
hybridOriganum × malyeri
Origanum × minoanum
hybridOriganum × minoanum
Origanum × munzurense
hybridOriganum × munzurense
Origanum × nebrodense
hybridOriganum × nebrodense
Origanum × pabotii
hybridOriganum × pabotii
Origanum × sevcaniae
hybridOriganum × sevcaniae
Origanum × adae
hybridOriganum × adae
Origanum × adonidis
hybridOriganum × adonidis
Origanum ayliniae
speciesOriganum ayliniae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.297
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.506
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.505
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.237
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.209
Herbarius
1485 · p.210
Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)
1486 · p.211
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.210
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.183
Garden of Health
1507 · p.241
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.586
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.584
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61397.