Summary
Verified:
08/22/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
- Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
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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_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Sichuan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xizang | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Yunnan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Krasnoyarsk | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Tomsk | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation | Saratov | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czechoslovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Luxembourg | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Georgia
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CHINA:
China [Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan]
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation [Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk]
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WESTERN ASIA:
Iran, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India [Jammu and Kashmir]
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation [Saratov], Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Bee plants | honey production | | Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964 |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996 |
| Medicines | folklore | | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=448724.
Accessed 10 November 2024.