At 3:35 AM +1000 13/5/98, William M. Groth wrote: >I have recently found an oregano which is called Turkestani Oregano. It is >a true Oreganum species but I don't know which one. It >seems to have a somewhat upright nature with leaves like >the Greek Oregano. It is not has >"hairy" on the stems or leaves as the Greek or the Italian Oregano's. It >resembles Oreganum maru somewhat but maybe not as upright a growth > pattern. Help me out herbarians. I believe this is a subspecies of O. vulgare that was originally called O. khirgizstanica. It is a very tough grower and should withstand Houston's humidity. THE expert on this genus is: Art Tucker Delaware State University Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources atucker@dsc.edu Rich Dufresne