Origanum onites

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Common name (English)

Cretan oregano; Greek oregano; pot marjoram

Common name (Greek)

Ελληνική ρίγανη

Ηabitat

E2 Mesic grasslands

F7 Spiny Mediterranean

G3 Coniferous woodland

X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

X10 Mixed landscapes

Global distribution

Cyprus 2558 0; East Aegean Is. 198 1; East Aegean Is. 2206 0; Greece 734 0; Kriti 307 1; Kriti 2207 0; Sicilia 503 1; Sicilia 1449 0; Tunisia 206 0; Turkey 801 0

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Habitat detail

2Mentioned by Viney (1996) as casual for a locality in the central Mesaoria. The population at the site cited below was discovered by H. Yorganci. It is slowly spreading and should be classified as naturalized non-invasive for Cyprus. + Div. 4: Ammochostos, by road to Stylloi, 14 m, roadside, waste ground, 2 Jun 2013, Hand 6159 & Kefalas (B)" (Hand 2015).

Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized non-invasive.

Impacts

Neutral

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn

References

Viney DE (1996) An illustrated Flora of North Cyprus, Vol. 2. Gantner (Vaduz/Liechtenstein), 167p.

Hand R (2015) Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus VIII. Willdenowia 45(2): 245-259. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45210