| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum laevigatum Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 2: 252 (1854) |
| Native Range | Cyprus, n. Syria to s. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves minute, pale green, sessile, elliptic-oblong, acute, entire, spikes shortly pedicellate, short, few flowered, bracts green, elliptic, acute |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | late 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |