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Origanum amanum (Amanum oregano)

Synonyms: Amaracus amanus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Origanum amanum (Amanum oregano) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Hatay Province of southern Turkey, bordering on Syria. 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. This plant is used as a culinary herb and as ornamental groundcover in sunny, well-drained situations. It tolerates poor soil, but dislikes winter wetness. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0