Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Marjoram, Origanum vulgare, Máirtín fiáin
Photographs: the Burren, Co. Clare

Marjoram
Origanum vulgare
Máirtín fiáin
Family: Lamiaceae

Flowering time: July-September. Perennial. Native.

Scented clusters of lipped pink-purple flowers with darker buds and bracts. The stalked leaves are oval and opposite on square stems. A pleasantly aromatic, erect, slightly hairy plant. Height 30-60cm.

Found on calcareous soils in dry, infertile grassland, scrub, quarries and on roadsides. Native but possibly introduced in the north

Marjoram, Origanum vulgare, Máirtín fiáin

Marjoram, Origanum vulgare, Máirtín fiáin
Marjoram, Origanum vulgare, Máirtín fiáin

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