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Origanum vulgare L., 1753

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Wild Marjoram
  • 🇫🇷 Origan commun, Marjolaine sauvage

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Eudicots
  • Clade: Superasterids
  • Clade: Asterids
  • Clade: Lamiids
  • Order: Lamiales
  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • Subfamily: Nepetoideae
  • Tribe: Mentheae
  • Subtribe: Menthinae
  • Genus: Origanum
  • Species: Origanum vulgare

Subspecies

Origanum vulgare subsp. viridulum
Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
  • Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with O. majorana L., 1753, which has shorter leaves (5-20 mm) and flowers with a shorter corolla (≤ 4 mm), while O. majorana has longer leaves (10-40 mm) and flowers with a longer corolla (> 5 mm).

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • O. vulgare subsp. glandulosum (Desf.) Ietsw., 1980;
  • O. vulgare subsp. gracile (K.Koch) Ietsw., 1980;
  • O. vulgare subsp. megastachyum (Link) Ces., 1844;
  • O. vulgare subsp. virens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Bonnier & Layens, 1894;
  • O. vulgare subsp. viridulum (Martrin-Donos) Nyman, 1881, P;
  • O. vulgare subsp. vulgare L., 1753, P.

Photographs

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Origanum vulgare
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Origanum vulgare
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Origanum vulgare - Leaves

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