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Origanum rotundifolium
Origanum rotundifolium
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Rocky slopes
Range
Western Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

This small woody shrub grows in the rocky mountain crevices of Turkey and Georgia. Its pale green bracts overlap like scales to protect tiny pink flowers from harsh winds.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Origanum
Species
Origanum rotundifolium