Origanum

Origanum is a genus o aboot 20 species o yerbaceous perennials an subshrubs in the faimily Lamiaceae, native tae the Mediterranean an sooth eastren Asie, whaur thay are foond in open or muntainous habitats.

Origanum
Origanum vulgare
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Faimily:	Lamiaceae
Tribe:	Mentheae
Genus:	Origanum L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Amaracus Gled. Majorana Mill. ×Origanomajorana Domin Dictamnus Mill. 1754 not L. 1753 nor Zinn 1757 Dictamnus Zinn 1757 not L. 1753 nor Mill. 1754 Marum Mill. Hofmannia Heist. ex Fabr. Beltokon Raf. Onites Raf. Oroga Raf. Zatarendia Raf. Schizocalyx Scheele rejected name ×Majoranamaracus Rech.f.

References

1. "Genus: Origanum L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 10 September 2004. Archived frae the original on 8 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 5 Januar 2012.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families^{[deid airtin]}