Lamiaceae
Pot marjoram
Origanum onites
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Origanum
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- مردقوش تركي
- arz
- مردقوش تركى
- Chinese
- 盆栽馬鬱蘭, 盆栽马郁兰
- English
- Pot marjoram
- German
- Türkischer Oregano
- Persian
- اریگانوم اونیتس
- Ukrainian
- Материнка турецька, Орегано турецьке
Synonyms
- Majorana cretica Mill.
- Majorana cretica var. silvestris Alef.
- Majorana onites (L.) Benth.
- Majorana orega (Vogel) Briq.
- Majorana oreja Walp.
- Majorana smyrnaea (L.) T.Nees
- Onites tomentosus Raf.
- Origanum album Salisb.
- Origanum heracleoticum W.D.J.Koch
- Origanum orega Vogel
- Origanum pallidum Desf.
- Origanum smyrnaeum L.
- Origanum tragoriganum Zucc. ex Steud.
- Schizocalyx smyrnaeus (L.) Scheele
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ирина Хохрякова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: J steinbolt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF ![Pot marjoram: 盆栽馬郁蘭 Origanum onites [香港公園 Hong Kong Park]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/%E7%9B%86%E6%A0%BD%E9%A6%AC%E9%83%81%E8%98%AD_Origanum_onites_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92_Hong_Kong_Park-_%289237373187%29.jpg/1280px-%E7%9B%86%E6%A0%BD%E9%A6%AC%E9%83%81%E8%98%AD_Origanum_onites_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92_Hong_Kong_Park-_%289237373187%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: izzzy g, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Esin Bozdogangil, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.