Origanum onites L.

Pot marjoram (en), Origan grec (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Origanum

Characteristics

A small shrubby perennial plant. It grows up to 60 cm high. The leaves are oval. They have a smell. They have fine teeth. They are less than 2.5 cm long. The flowers are pale mauve or white. These grow in clumps of spikelets.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Stony hills and rocky slopes, usually on limestone, occasionally in partial shade, to 1400 metres in Turkey.
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It is a warm temperate plant. It is hardier than sweet marjoram. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-8
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Leaves are used fresh or dried in salads or for flavouring. It is particularly used with meats. It is also brewed into a tea.
Uses essential oil food material medicinal ornamental seasoning tea
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Tumor(Penis) (unspecified), Spice (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Digestive system diseases (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Pharyngitis (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°) -10
Optimum temperature (C°) 15 - 25
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Origanum onites habit picture by tiaselin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Origanum onites leaf picture by Paris (cc-by-sa)
Origanum onites leaf picture by Corral Madariaga Alfredo (cc-by-sa)
Origanum onites leaf picture by Pierre-Jean Etchebarne (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Origanum onites flower picture by Paris (cc-by-sa)
Origanum onites flower picture by Niels (cc-by-sa)
Origanum onites flower picture by sinawho (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Origanum onites fruit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Origanum onites world distribution map, present in Cyprus, France, Greece, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:453331-1
WFO ID wfo-0000260691
COL ID 755LX
BDTFX ID 79434
INPN ID 610992
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Majorana smyrnaea Onites tomentosus Origanum album Origanum heracleoticum Origanum orega Origanum pallidum Origanum smyrnaeum Majorana onites Majorana orega Majorana oreja Origanum tragoriganum Schizocalyx smyrnaeus Majorana cretica Origanum onites