Common Name:
OREGANO, WILD-MARJORAM
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
*
Coefficient of Wetness:
5
Wetness Index:
UPL
Physiognomy:
Ad P-Forb
R. W. Smith
Native principally in the Mediterranean region, occasionally escaped from herb gardens to roadside banks, refuse piles, and disturbed ground. First collected in 1942 in Berrien Co.
The commercial Greek/Turkish oregano is not the same subspecies commonly cultivated in North America. Origanum vulgare has calyx lobes ± equal. Other species, with more irregular calyx, are sometimes grown.
Locations
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Alpena County
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Berrien County
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Charlevoix County
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Gogebic County
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Lapeer County
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Lenawee County
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Marquette County
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Mecosta County
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Ontonagon County
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Saginaw County
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Schoolcraft County
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Van Buren County
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Wayne County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. May 21, 2018. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=1577.