| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum scabrum Boiss. & Heldr. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 7: 48 (1846) |
| Native Range | s. Greece |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-1900m |
| Description | glabrous, pale green, leaves sessile, coriaceous, punctate, cordate-ovate, acute, margins scabrous, flowers in pendent short spikes, bracts purple, ovate, acute |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | lilac-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 | Amaracus pulcher (Boiss. & Heldr.) Briq. Amaracus scaber (Boiss. & Heldr.) Briq. Origanum pulchrum Boiss. & Heldr. Origanum scabrum ssp. pulchrum (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.H.Davis |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |