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Oregano
Origanum vulgare
Oregano (US: /ɔːˈrɛɡənoʊ/ or /əˈrɛɡənoʊ/; UK: /ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːnoʊ/; Origanum vulgare) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to temperate Western and Southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Monsters
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1642 · p.555
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.297
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.506
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.505
On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus (Odo of Meung) · 1090 · p.76
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.209
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.209
Garden of Health
1507 · p.241
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.63
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.385
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.108
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.393
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61396.