spice or flavor-producing plant oregano, mexican (plant) Lippia graveolens Kunth Lippia graveolens, a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, *Verbenaceae*, is native to the southwestern United States (Texas and southern New Mexico), Mexico, and Central America as far south as Nicaragua. Common names include Mexican oregano, redbrush lippia, orégano Cimmaron, scented lippia, and scented matgrass. The essential oil of *Lippia graveolens* contains 0-81% thymol, 0-48% carvacrol, 3-30% para-cymene, and 0-15% eucalyptol. The first two components give the plant a flavor similar to oregano, and the leaves are widely used as an herb in Mexico and Central America [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippia_graveolens] PLANTS:LIGR6 lippia graveolens mexican marjoram mexican oregano mexican sage mexican sage, origan mexican wild sage oregano, lippia oreganum origan sage, mexican requires discussion