Biology:Origanum amanum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Origanum amanum | |
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| Origanum amanum at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, England | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Origanum |
| Species: | O. amanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Origanum amanum Post
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Origanum amanum, the Amanum oregano, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Hatay Province of southern Turkey, bordering on Syria.[1] It is an evergreen subshrub growing to 10–20 cm (4–8 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, with strongly aromatic leaves, and clusters of pink funnel-shaped flowers in summer and autumn.[2]
This plant is used as a culinary herb and as ornamental groundcover in sunny, well-drained situations. Preferring alkaline soil, it tolerates poor soil but dislikes winter wetness. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
The specific epithet amanum refers to the Amanus Mountains in Turkey, where the plant is found.
References
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=143743.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Origanum amanum". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/11915/Origanum-amanum/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q454556 entry
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