| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum microphyllum (Benth.) Vogel |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 15: 76 (1841) |
| Native Range | Crete |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-1800m |
| Description | branchlets numerous, rigid, reddish, leaves minute, grey-green, to 4mm long, floral heads 1-2cm long at apex of branchlets, bracts small, purple, flowers ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Majorana maru Briq. Majorana microphylla Benth. Origanum maru Sm. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |