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Old 08-10-2006, 11:46 PM posted to sci.bio.botany
Stewart Robert Hinsley Stewart Robert Hinsley is offline
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Default Origanum vulgare and Origanum x majoricum

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Does "Origanum vulgare" and "Origanum x majoricum" refer to the same type
of plant?

If so, what color flowers does it have

What does the X indicate?



Thanks in advance for any info, especially an internet reference


O. X majoricum is a hybrid between origano (O. vulgare) and sweet
marjoram (O. majorana). The x (an alternative for a multiplication sign)
denotes that it is a nothospecies (hybrid species).

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