PLANTS Profile for Origanum majorana (sweet marjoram)

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PLANTS Profile

Origanum majorana L.
sweet marjoram


Symbol:		ORMA
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Lamiaceae
Growth Habit:		Subshrub Forb/herb
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Origanum majorana L.

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Plant Synonyms:
Origanum majorana L.

	MAHO3	Majorana hortensis Moench
	MAMA24	Majorana majorana (L.) Karst.

Plant Distribution by State:
Origanum majorana L.

State Distributional Map for Origanum majorana L.

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	MA PA

Origanum majorana L. occures in the following states: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania

Related Taxa:
Origanum majorana L.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 4 species in Origanum

Classification:
Origanum majorana L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae –
Order	Lamiales –
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Origanum L. – origanum
Species	Origanum majorana L. – sweet marjoram

Introduced Information:
Origanum majorana L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Origanum majorana L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32631.