Origanum vulgare

Origanum vulgare  - Marjoram - Wilde marjolein - Orégano - Marjolaine sauvage - Oregano
English: Marjoram - Wild Marjoram
Nederlands: Wilde marjolein
Español: Orégano
Français: Marjolaine sauvage - Origan
Deutsch: Oregano

Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family
Flowering time: June-October
Height: 30-80cm
Altitude: to 2000m
Colour: pink, white, purplish red
Habitat: rough dry grassland, stony terrains, sunny places, embankments, roadsides, edges of deciduous forests
Distribution: throughout Europe, except in the far north
Note: A garden plant grown for its aromatic leaves. It attracts many insects like bumblebees and butterflies.





Related key words: Labiatae, vlinderplant, Valle de Añisclo, Waalbanddijk Neerijnen, Viroin vallei, butterfly, moth