| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum sipyleum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 589 (1753) |
| Native Range | East Aegean Islands to w. & wc. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-1500m |
| Description | basally hirsute, otherwise glabrous, stems virgate, leaves minute, ovate, glaucous, entire, stem leaves sessile, acute, flowers in ovoid-oblong spikes producing panicle |
| 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 month, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Amaracus sipyleus (L.) Raf. Majorana sipylea (L.) Kostel. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |