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It is a perennial common in southern Europe and north to Sweden in dry copses and on hedge-banks, with many stout stems 30–80 centimetres (12–31 in) high, bearing short-stalked, somewhat ovate leaves and clusters of purple flowers. It has a stronger flavor than marjoram. Pot marjoram or Cretan oregano has similar uses to marjoram.
Oregano is a woody perennial plant, growing 20–80 cm (8–31 in) tall, with opposite leaves1–4 cm (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long. The flowers which can be white, pink or light purple, are 3–4 mm (1 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 16 in) long, and produced in erect spikes in summer.
Many flowers that are technically edible can be far from palatable. [10] An example of a species with flowers that are of high nutritional value is the dandelion , whose flowers are shown to contain high levels of polyphenols and antioxidants and possess anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic properties.
Just eat some oregano in your food and you'll be better off here.) ... Some may have a stomach ache while those who have an allergy to plants in the Lamiaceae family (mint) can have an allergic ...
A spice market in Istanbul. Night spice market in Casablanca. This is a list of culinary herbs and spices.Specifically these are food or drink additives of mostly botanical origin used in nutritionally insignificant quantities for flavoring or coloring.
Scientific name Flavor Color Common name Abelmoschus esculentus: Vegetal: Medium-yellow: Okra Anthriscus cerefolium: Herbal: White: Chervil Asparagus officinalis
Other Latin names for the herbs called za'atar in Arabic include Origanum syriacum (also known as Bible hyssop, Arabic oregano and wild marjoram) and Origanum majorana (sweet marjoram). [14] Both oregano and marjoram are closely related Mediterranean plants of the family Lamiaceae, and are "often confused with each other". [12]
Origanum (/ oʊ ˈ r ɪ ɡ ə n ə m / oh-RIG-ə-nəm [3]) is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia, where they are found in open or mountainous habitats. A few species also naturalized in scattered locations in North America ...