botanical record · discovered
Greek Oregano
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum
Greek Oregano · Wild Oregano · Common Turkish Oregano · Greek oregano · origan grec
At a glance
Origin / distribution: BE, CA
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: AROMADENDRENE, BETA-BISABOLENE, GAMMA-CADINENE, DELTA-3-CARENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific name: Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum
Common names: Greek Oregano, Wild Oregano, Common Turkish Oregano, Greek oregano, origan grec
History
The source record documents this plant in BE, CA.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- BE
- CA
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Energy-sparing effect of oregano (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum) essential oil and its mixtures in broilers: Improved feed efficiency via optimized intestinal health. · 2025 source ↗
- Identifying superior genotypes by clonal selection in Istanbul Oregano (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum (Link) A.Terracc.) populations · 2025 source ↗
- Chromosome-level genome assembly of <i>Origanum vulgare</i> subsp. <i>hirtum</i> reveals evolutionary insights and regulatory modules in terpenoid biosynthesis. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AROMADENDRENE
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- CARVACROL
- ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- P-CYMENE
- GAMMA-GURJUNENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- MYRCENE
- CIS-OCIMENE
- TRANS-OCIMENE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
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- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- 4-TERPINEOL
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- TERPINOLENE
- CIS-THUJANOL
- TRANS-THUJANOL
- THYMOL
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- CARVACROL-METHYL-ETHER
- EO
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- CIS-PINANE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CARVONE
- LIMONENE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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