Question: Thanks so much for providing this service! Recently rediscovered this photo I took of a short (~1ft) plant in bloom …
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Question
Thanks so much for providing this service! Recently rediscovered this photo I took of a short (~1ft) plant in bloom on August 16 of this year in midcoast Maine. The plant was at a wood margin by the road where the canopy opened up. It was growing among some Parthenocissus quinquefolia. I'm sorry the photos are poor, but I figured it would be an easy thing to key out once I got home. Unfortunately I'm still stumped. Pubescence on leaves and stem, leaves look compound? and opposite. Thank you!
Answer
Dear winterbloomfarm, you appear to have photographed Origanum vulgare (wild marjoram), a cultivated species that does escape and become naturalized in various part of New England. This member of the mint family can be used for culinary purposes just like its cultivated cousins.
