Origanum x majoricum Cambess.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Origanum

Characteristics

A herb which grows in upright mounds 30-45 cm high. The leaves are oval and greyish-green. They are 2.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.28 - 0.48
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It can tolerate temperatures down to-5°C. It suits hardiness zone 8.
More
Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It does not set seed so is grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:453305-1
WFO ID wfo-0001241429
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Majorana majorica Origanum acinifolium Origanum balearicum Amaracus x majorica Origanum paui Origanum x majoricum