Origanum essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the flowering tops of the Thymus capitatus L. plant belonging to the Labiadas family.
The plant is a small shrub between 20 and 50 cm. tall, whose flowering, of an intense purple color. It grows spontaneously in fields up to 200 m. altitude in the provinces of Huelva and Seville as well as Granada and Jaén.
Thymus capitatus distillation occurs during the months of July to September.