Oregano drying. Much higher concentrations of volatile compounds are achieved towards the end of the growing season. Oregano Oregano (, ; Origanum vulgare) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to temperate Western and Southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region. Oregano is a perennial herb, growing from tall, with opposite leaves long. The flowers are purple, long, produced in erect spikes. It is sometimes called wild marjoram, and its close relative, "O. majorana", is known as sweet marjoram. The word "oregano" is derived from Spanish "orégano", from Latin "orīganum", from Greek ὀρίγανον ("orī́ganon"). This is a
Eadric the Wild "child"), which may signify a title of rank. He was also known as "the Wild", as witnessed by such bynames as "se wild", "salvage" and in Latin, "silvaticus". According to Susan Reynolds: Reynolds further notes that: Eadric is mentioned in connection with the Wild Hunt, and in the tale of "Wild Eadric". Eadric was portrayed by Robert O'Mahoney in the TV drama "Blood Royal: William the Conqueror" (1990). Among the families that claim descent from Eadric are the Weld-Blundell family of England and the Weld family of the United States. Eadric the Wild Eadric "the Wild (or Eadric "Silvaticus), also