Wildflower of the valley
Majoram, Oregano.
Origanum vulgare
- How easy to find
- Easy to see — you will see it easily on the trail
- Flower size
- Small to medium
- Family
- Lamiaceae (Mint family)
- Local name
- Bantulsi, Jonkari, Satra
- Type
- Herb
- Height
- 15–90 cm
- Flower colour
- white
- Flowering
- June to October
About Majoram, Oregano.
Origanum vulgare is an aromatic herb of 15-90 cm height. Leaves are opposite, broadly ovate and obtuse at apex. Flowers are pale pink or purplish red and in crowded branched corymbose clusters, calyx bell shaped. Bracts are greenish purple or brown tinged with purple and stamens are four.
Where to find it
- Near the entrance of the valley
Habitat
In open places, waste places, way sides and occasionally in Forest under growth.
Uses & folklore
Whole plant is used for treating bronchitis, colic, diarrhea, hysteria, menstrual disorders. Leaves are used in fever and influenza.
What the name means
Origanum is Greek oros (mountain) + ganos (joy) — "joy of the mountain"; vulgare means "common". This is wild oregano.
