| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum cordifolium (Monbret & Aucher ex Benth.) T.Vogel |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 15: 76 (1841) |
| Native Range | w. Cyprus |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves sessile, cordate-ovate, acute, entire, flowers in oval spikes, bracts purple, large, orbiculate-rhombic, cuneate, at apex truncate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Amaracus cordifolius Montbret & Aucher ex Benth. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus) |