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Origanum L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Origanum L. (ハナハッカ)

O. vulgare L.
Hanahakka (ハナハッカ, 花薄荷), oregano, common marjoram or wild marjoram
Lifeform: perennial forb
Origin: Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia
Habitat: in dry copses and on hedge-banks (cold-tolerant)
Use: medicine, potpourri and dried flower
Cultivars: Aureum
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[1/2] in a flower garden close to JR Toya Station on June 25 2017. [3] at a small flower garden along a roadside south to the Botanic Garden of Hokkaido University, Sapporo, on July 13 2016. [4/5] at the foot of small hill in the city of Muroran on September 12 2016. [6] in Yachidamo Park (Yachidamo = Fraxinus mandshurica), N28E4, East Ward, Sapporo, on July 31 2021.


Origanum L. (ハナハッカ)

O. rotundifolium L.

Marubahanahakka (マルバハナハッカ*, 丸葉花薄荷), round-leaved oregano (* tentative)
Lifeform: small woody-based perennial or subshrub
Distribution: native to Turkey, Armenia and Georgia
Leaf: strongly aromatic
Use: groundcover for gardening
Cultivars: Kent Beauty

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[1-3] cv. Kent beauty at a small house garden on N17/E3, East Ward, Sapporo, on August 19 2016.

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