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Origanum onites
Also called Turkish Oregano
Pot marjoram (Turkish or Greek oregano) is an aromatic subshrub in the mint family, native to Sicily, Greece and Turkey. It thrives in hot, sunny, dry conditions with well-drained soil and little water.
Origanum onites, the Cretan oregano, Greek oregano, pot marjoram or Ellinikí rίgani in Greek (Ελληνική ρίγανη), is a plant species in the genus Origanum found in Sicily, Greece and Turkey. It has similar flavors as common oregano. It has antimicrobial activities.
The plant contains the chemical compounds thymol, carvacrol and cedrol.
Origanum amanum · Origanum laevigatum · Marjoram · Origanum rotundifolium · Biblical-hyssop · Oregano
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Origanum onites by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
