Wild Marjoram - Origanum vulgare

Description

Very variable, medium to tall tufted, hairy plant. Aromatic, stems erect, often purplish. Flowers purplish, red, pink or white, often darker in bud, 4 to 7 mm in broad, branched, flat topped clusters.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Rough dry grassland, scrub, banks and road verges mainly on calcareous soils.

When to see it

Late June to September.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Local but widespread in much of Britain as far north as southern Scotland where it becomes scarcer.

VC55 Status

Local and quite restricted in range in Leicestershire & Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 24 of the 617 tetrads.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

UK Map

Species profile

Common names
Wild Marjoram
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Lamiaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
107
First record:
24/08/1996 (Steve Woodward)
Last record:
18/10/2023 (Nicholls, David)

Total records by month

% of records within its species group

10km squares with records

The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.

In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.

Latest images

Latest records