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Origanum L.

Género integrado por unas 56 especies, leñosas, al menos en la parte basal de los tallos, aunque de aspecto herbáceo, que se extienden desde las Islas Canarias por O hasta el S de Asia por el E. En el N de África está representado por 9 especies, generalmente subarbustillos de apenas 40 cm de altura, salvo 3 de ellas que son arbustos de c 1 m de altura.

Clave de especies

1 Hojas agudas, ovadas o elípticas. Cáliz de 2-4 mm. Corola de 4,5-10(11) mm, blanca, crema, rosada o purpúrea 2

1 Hojas obtusas, ovadas. Cáliz de 2-2,5 mm. Corola de 4,5-5 mm, lila Origanum syriacum

2 Planta de aspecto herbáceo, con tallos ramificados, al menos en la parte superior. Brácteas membranosas, verdes, verde-amarillentas o purpúreas. Corola de 4,5-10 mm, 2-2,5 veces más larga que el cáliz Origanum vulgare

2 Planta subarbustiva, con tallos simples. Brácteas coriáceas, purpúreas. Corola de (7,5)9-10,5(11) mm, c 3 veces más larga que el cáliz Origanum compactum

Actualizado por: B. Valdés.

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