| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum calcaratum Juss. |
| Synonyms | Origanum tournefortii Aiton |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-700m |
| Description | villous or glabrous, leaves 15-30mm, broadly ovate to orbiculate, entire, subsessile, glaucous, spikelets producing panicle, bracts purpurascens, broadly eliptic |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is.) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
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