Origanum vulgare Oregano (Labiatae)

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Origanum vulgare
Oregano
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The Origanum vulgare plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Labiatae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Oregano.

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Latin Name:  Origanum vulgare
Common Name:  Oregano
Family:  Labiatae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.6   Mature Width:  0.75

Habitat:  Dry grassy areas and scrub, usually on calcareous soils[9, 17].

Edible Uses: Leaves - raw or cooked as a potherb[5, 52, 183]. Oregano is an important flavouring herb in Mediterranean cookery, and is often used dried rather than fresh[238]. The leaves are used as a flavouring for salad dressings, vegetables and legumes, and are frequently included in strongly flavoured dishes with chilis, garlic, onions etc[2, 13, 21, 27, 183, 238]. A nutritional analysis is available[218]. Much of the commercially available dried oregano does not come from this plant but from a number of different, often unrelated plants[238]. These include Lippia graveolens, L. palmeri and Origanum syriacum[238]. A herb tea is made from the dried leaves and flowering stems[183, 207, 238].

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