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Origanum amanum

Origanum amanum
Origanum amanum at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Origanum
Species:
O. amanum
Binomial name
Origanum amanum

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.

  1. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Origanum amanum". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. Retrieved 14 April 2018.