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Some recipes call for Mexican oregano. Does that just mean oregano produced in Mexico? Nope, says MazDee. “Since I live in Mexico, and buy oregano here, I always figured it WAS Mexican oregano,” she says. But while traveling she noticed Mexican oregano plants for sale that had big leaves and didn’t resemble the more commonly used Greek oregano. “I am astounded!” she says. In fact, so-called Mexican oregano is a close relative of lemon verbena.
Mexican and Greek oregano are different plants, but both are lovely for their appropriate uses. “I use both Greek and Mexican oregano for different recipes,” says bushwickgirl.
Board Link: Mexican Oregano
Here is a link that I found helpful, hope you do too.
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/ethnobot/images/mexican-oregano.html
Mexican oregano does, in fact, often come from Mexico and Central America - but it's a different plant from Mediterranean oregano, which is, confusingly, also grown in Mexico (as MazDee notes).
The original title was "Mexican Oregano Is Not Oregano From Mexico" and what I meant was that "Mexican" means the variety, not necessarily the point of origin - sorry about that.
So; where DOES it come from?
Anonimo