Wild marjoram |
Wild marjoram |
Origanum vulgare |
Mint Family - Labiatae |
Bushy, hairy plants (1 to 2.5 feet tall) with dense clusters of pink to purplish
flowers. Flowers about 3/8 inch long and tube-like, which ends with an upper and
lower lip, and has 4 protruding stamens. Bracts of flowers purplish. Leaves opposite,
oval-shaped, entire and stalked. (Photographed on the Stony Creek Trail, Ottawa, ON - July 24, 2002) |
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