Origanum

Origanum
Origanum vulgare
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Nepetoideae
Tribe:	Mentheae
Genus:	Origanum L.
Synonyms
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.

Origanum (/oʊˈrɪɡənəm/)is a genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia, where they are found in open or mountainous habitats. A few species also naturalized in scattered locations in North America and other regions.

The plants have strongly aromatic leaves and abundant tubular flowers with long-lasting coloured bracts. The genus includes the important group of culinary herbs: marjoram and oregano.

Origanum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Coleophora albitarsella.

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