Origanum compactum Benth.

Origan (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Origanum

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
More
Dry hills in S.W. Spain.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

It is used as a flavouring for snail soup, and other dishes.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Medicine (unspecified), Scrofula (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Origanum compactum world distribution map, present in Spain and Morocco

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:453227-1
WFO ID wfo-0000260576
COL ID 6T5N6
BDTFX ID 126192
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Origanum compactum Origanum glandulosum Origanum compactum var. hirsutoides Origanum creticum