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Taxon:  Origanum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare



Summary
Genus:
Origanum
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Menthinae
Nomen number:
448724
Verified:
08/22/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Origanum vulgare L. (0 active accession[s])
Origanum vulgare L. subsp. glandulosum (Desf.) Ietsw. (0 active accession[s])
Origanum vulgare L. subsp. gracile (K. Koch) Ietsw. (0 active accession[s])
Origanum vulgare L. subsp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. (0 active accession[s])
Origanum vulgare L. subsp. virens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Ietsw. (0 active accession[s])
Origanum vulgare L. subsp. viridulum (Martrin-Donos) Nyman (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. Ietswaart, J. H. 1980. A taxonomic revision of the genus Origanum (Labiatae). Leiden Bot. Ser. 4:107-110.
  6. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  7. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  10. Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
  11. Vermeulen, N. 1999. Encyclopaedia of Herbs. Note: Rebo Productions, Netherlands.
  12. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
European oregano –
oregano –
pot marjoram –
wild marjoram –
wintersweet –
French
marjolaine –
marjolaine sauvage –
origan –
origan vulgaire –
German
brauner Dost –
Dost –
Oregano –
wilder Majoran –
Portuguese
manjerona-brava –
orégano –
Spanish
orégano –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeLuxembourg  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk]
  • CHINA: China [Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Jammu and Kashmir]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Saratov], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=448724. Accessed 25 April 2025.