Biology:Origanum laevigatum
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Lamiaceae
Origanum laevigatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 Boiss.
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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]
References
- ↑ "Origanum laevigatum Boiss.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:453289-1.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=143840.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Origanum laevigatum". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/11918/Origanum-laevigatum/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/54017/i-Origanum-i-Rosenkuppel/Details.
- ↑ "Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79410/Origanum-laevigatum-Herrenhausen/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3356320 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origanum laevigatum.
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