Origanum laevigatum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Origanum |
Species: | O. laevigatum
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Binomial name | |
Origanum laevigatum |
Origanum laevigatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, [1] native to Cyprus, Syria, and Turkey. [2] Growing to 50–60 cm (20–24 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, it is a woody-based perennial, with strongly aromatic leaves, and loose clusters of pink funnel-shaped flowers with persistent purple bracts, throughout the summer. [3]
This plant is used as a culinary herb, as an ornamental plant in herb gardens, and as groundcover in sunny, well-drained situations. It tolerates poor soil, but dislikes winter wetness. The species, [4] and the cultivars ‘Rosenkuppel’ [5] and ' Herrenhausen' [6] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [7]
Origanum laevigatum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Origanum |
Species: | O. laevigatum
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Binomial name | |
Origanum laevigatum |
Origanum laevigatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, [1] native to Cyprus, Syria, and Turkey. [2] Growing to 50–60 cm (20–24 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, it is a woody-based perennial, with strongly aromatic leaves, and loose clusters of pink funnel-shaped flowers with persistent purple bracts, throughout the summer. [3]
This plant is used as a culinary herb, as an ornamental plant in herb gardens, and as groundcover in sunny, well-drained situations. It tolerates poor soil, but dislikes winter wetness. The species, [4] and the cultivars ‘Rosenkuppel’ [5] and ' Herrenhausen' [6] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [7]