List of herbs that start with I

There are 61 herbs that start with the letter I, from Iboza to Ivy Gourd. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.

For each item you will find the following information

Order: The subclass the herbs belongs to

Habitat: The places or type of weather the herbs lives in

Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species

Iboza

Name: Iboza

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Southeast Africa, particularly South Africa

Scientific name: Iboza riparia

Icaco Plum

Name: Icaco Plum

Order: Malpighiales

Habitat: Coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America

Scientific name: Chrysobalanus icaco

Ice Plant

Name: Ice Plant

Order: Caryophyllales

Habitat: Coastal regions

Scientific name: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Iceland Moss

Name: Iceland Moss

Order: Cladoniaceae

Habitat: Arctic and alpine regions

Scientific name: Cetraria islandica

Iceland Moss (Cetraria islandica)

Name: Iceland Moss (Cetraria islandica)

Order: Lecanorales

Habitat: Arctic and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere

Scientific name: Cetraria islandica

Icemint

Name: Icemint

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Mentha canadensis

Iceplant

Name: Iceplant

Order: Caryophyllales

Habitat: Coastal regions and deserts

Scientific name: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Iceplant Mesembryanthemum

Name: Iceplant Mesembryanthemum

Order: Caryophyllales

Habitat: Coastal regions of the Mediterranean, South Africa, and parts of North and South America

Scientific name: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Icica

Name: Icica

Order: Sapindales

Habitat: Tropical regions of Central and South America

Scientific name: Icica spp.

Igir

Name: Igir

Order: Asparagales

Habitat: Northeast Asia, particularly in Russia and Japan

Scientific name: Allium ursinum var. igirense

Ilex Paraguariensis

Name: Ilex Paraguariensis

Order: Aquifoliales

Habitat: South America

Scientific name: Ilex paraguariensis

Ilima

Name: Ilima

Order: Malvales

Habitat: Hawaii

Scientific name: Sida fallax

Illippe Nut

Name: Illippe Nut

Order: Sapindales

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Madhuca longifolia

Imbira

Name: Imbira

Order: Malpighiales

Habitat: Brazil

Scientific name: Mouriri pusa

Imbé

Name: Imbé

Order: Arecales

Habitat: Tropical forests of Brazil and other parts of South America

Scientific name: Philodendron imbe

Immortelle

Name: Immortelle

Order: Asterales

Habitat: Dry, sandy habitats in Europe and parts of Asia

Scientific name: Helichrysum arenarium

Incense Cedar

Name: Incense Cedar

Order: Pinales

Habitat: Western North America, California, Oregon, Washington

Scientific name: Calocedrus decurrens

Indian Barberry

Name: Indian Barberry

Order: Berberales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Berberis aristata

Indian Bay Leaf

Name: Indian Bay Leaf

Order: Laurales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Cinnamomum tamala

Indian Beech

Name: Indian Beech

Order: Fabales

Habitat: Asia and Australia

Scientific name: Pongamia pinnata

Indian Black Cumin

Name: Indian Black Cumin

Order: Ranunculales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Nigella coerulescens

Indian Borage

Name: Indian Borage

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Plectranthus barbatus

Indian Camphor

Name: Indian Camphor

Order: Magnoliales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Blumea balsamifera

Indian Cardamom

Name: Indian Cardamom

Order: Zingiberales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Amomum subulatum

Indian Cassia

Name: Indian Cassia

Order: Fabales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Senna obtusifolia

Indian Coleus

Name: Indian Coleus

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Tropical Asia

Scientific name: Solenostemon scutellarioides

Indian Dill

Name: Indian Dill

Order: Apiales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Anethum graveolens

Indian Elecampane

Name: Indian Elecampane

Order: Asterales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Inula racemosa

Indian Frankincense

Name: Indian Frankincense

Order: Burserales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Boswellia serrata

Indian Frankincense Tree

Name: Indian Frankincense Tree

Order: Sapindales

Habitat: India, Pakistan, Middle East

Scientific name: Boswellia serrata

Indian Ginseng

Name: Indian Ginseng

Order: Apiales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Withania somnifera

Indian Gooseberry

Name: Indian Gooseberry

Order: Malpighiales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Phyllanthus emblica

Indian Laburnum

Name: Indian Laburnum

Order: Fabales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Cassia fistula

Indian Long Pepper

Name: Indian Long Pepper

Order: Piperales

Habitat: India, Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Piper longum

Indian Madder

Name: Indian Madder

Order: Rubiales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Rubia cordifolia

Indian Mulberry

Name: Indian Mulberry

Order: Morales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia

Indian Pennywort

Name: Indian Pennywort

Order: Apiales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Centella asiatica

Indian Sarsaparilla

Name: Indian Sarsaparilla

Order: Liliales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Hemidesmus indicus

Indian Spinach

Name: Indian Spinach

Order: Caryophyllales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Basella alba

Indian Valerian

Name: Indian Valerian

Order: Valerianales

Habitat: India

Scientific name: Valeriana jatamansi

Indigo

Name: Indigo

Order: Fabales

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions

Scientific name: Indigofera tinctoria

Indigo Bush

Name: Indigo Bush

Order: Fabales

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Amorpha fruticosa

Innocence

Name: Innocence

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Europe and temperate Asia

Scientific name: Kickxia spuria

Inula

Name: Inula

Order: Asterales

Habitat: Europe

Scientific name: Inula helenium

Io'io

Name: Io'io

Order: Asparagales

Habitat: Hawaii

Scientific name: Asparagus officinalis

Ipecacuanha (Carapichea ipecacuanha)

Name: Ipecacuanha (Carapichea ipecacuanha)

Order: Rubiaceae

Habitat: Tropical forests of Brazil and Central America

Scientific name: Carapichea ipecacuanha

Ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala)

Name: Ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala)

Order: Fabaceae

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala

Iraqi Thyme

Name: Iraqi Thyme

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Iraq

Scientific name: Zataria multiflora

Iresine

Name: Iresine

Order: Caryophyllales

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas

Scientific name: Iresine spp.

Iris

Name: Iris

Order: Asparagales

Habitat: Temperate regions

Scientific name: Iris germanica

Irish Moss

Name: Irish Moss

Order: Gigartinales

Habitat: Coastal regions

Scientific name: Chondrus crispus

Ironweed

Name: Ironweed

Order: Asterales

Habitat: Eastern North America

Scientific name: Vernonia noveboracensis

Ironwort

Name: Ironwort

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Mediterranean region

Scientific name: Sideritis

Irvingia

Name: Irvingia

Order: Irvingiaceae

Habitat: West and Central Africa

Scientific name: Irvingia spp.

Isan Pepper

Name: Isan Pepper

Order: Piperales

Habitat: Thailand

Scientific name: Piper chaba

Islanders Herb

Name: Islanders Herb

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Tropical Asia and Africa

Scientific name: Plectranthus amboinicus

Italian Basil

Name: Italian Basil

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Cultivated gardens

Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum var. 'Genovese'

Italian Oregano

Name: Italian Oregano

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Mediterranean region

Scientific name: Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum

Italian Parsley

Name: Italian Parsley

Order: Apiales

Habitat: Cultivated gardens

Scientific name: Petroselinum crispum

Ivy

Name: Ivy

Order: Apiales

Habitat: Temperate regions

Scientific name: Hedera helix

Ivy Gourd

Name: Ivy Gourd

Order: Cucurbitales

Habitat: Asia, Africa, Australia

Scientific name: Coccinia grandis

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
IbozaLamialesSoutheast Africa, particularly South AfricaIboza riparia
Icaco PlumMalpighialesCoastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South AmericaChrysobalanus icaco
Ice PlantCaryophyllalesCoastal regionsMesembryanthemum crystallinum
Iceland MossCladoniaceaeArctic and alpine regionsCetraria islandica
Iceland Moss (Cetraria islandica)LecanoralesArctic and subarctic regions of the Northern HemisphereCetraria islandica
IcemintLamialesNorth AmericaMentha canadensis
IceplantCaryophyllalesCoastal regions and desertsMesembryanthemum crystallinum
Iceplant MesembryanthemumCaryophyllalesCoastal regions of the Mediterranean, South Africa, and parts of North and South AmericaMesembryanthemum crystallinum
IcicaSapindalesTropical regions of Central and South AmericaIcica spp.
IgirAsparagalesNortheast Asia, particularly in Russia and JapanAllium ursinum var. igirense
Ilex ParaguariensisAquifolialesSouth AmericaIlex paraguariensis
IlimaMalvalesHawaiiSida fallax
Illippe NutSapindalesSoutheast AsiaMadhuca longifolia
ImbiraMalpighialesBrazilMouriri pusa
ImbéArecalesTropical forests of Brazil and other parts of South AmericaPhilodendron imbe
ImmortelleAsteralesDry, sandy habitats in Europe and parts of AsiaHelichrysum arenarium
Incense CedarPinalesWestern North America, California, Oregon, WashingtonCalocedrus decurrens
Indian BarberryBerberalesIndiaBerberis aristata
Indian Bay LeafLauralesIndiaCinnamomum tamala
Indian BeechFabalesAsia and AustraliaPongamia pinnata
Indian Black CuminRanunculalesIndiaNigella coerulescens
Indian BorageLamialesIndiaPlectranthus barbatus
Indian CamphorMagnolialesIndiaBlumea balsamifera
Indian CardamomZingiberalesIndiaAmomum subulatum
Indian CassiaFabalesIndiaSenna obtusifolia
Indian ColeusLamialesTropical AsiaSolenostemon scutellarioides
Indian DillApialesIndiaAnethum graveolens
Indian ElecampaneAsteralesIndiaInula racemosa
Indian FrankincenseBurseralesIndiaBoswellia serrata
Indian Frankincense TreeSapindalesIndia, Pakistan, Middle EastBoswellia serrata
Indian GinsengApialesIndiaWithania somnifera
Indian GooseberryMalpighialesIndiaPhyllanthus emblica
Indian LaburnumFabalesIndiaCassia fistula
Indian Long PepperPiperalesIndia, Southeast AsiaPiper longum
Indian MadderRubialesIndiaRubia cordifolia
Indian MulberryMoralesIndiaMorinda citrifolia
Indian PennywortApialesIndiaCentella asiatica
Indian SarsaparillaLilialesIndiaHemidesmus indicus
Indian SpinachCaryophyllalesIndiaBasella alba
Indian ValerianValerianalesIndiaValeriana jatamansi
IndigoFabalesTropical and subtropical regionsIndigofera tinctoria
Indigo BushFabalesNorth AmericaAmorpha fruticosa
InnocenceLamialesEurope and temperate AsiaKickxia spuria
InulaAsteralesEuropeInula helenium
Io'ioAsparagalesHawaiiAsparagus officinalis
Ipecacuanha (Carapichea ipecacuanha)RubiaceaeTropical forests of Brazil and Central AmericaCarapichea ipecacuanha
Ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala)FabaceaeTropical and subtropical regions of the AmericasLeucaena leucocephala
Iraqi ThymeLamialesIraqZataria multiflora
IresineCaryophyllalesTropical and subtropical regions of the AmericasIresine spp.
IrisAsparagalesTemperate regionsIris germanica
Irish MossGigartinalesCoastal regionsChondrus crispus
IronweedAsteralesEastern North AmericaVernonia noveboracensis
IronwortLamialesMediterranean regionSideritis
IrvingiaIrvingiaceaeWest and Central AfricaIrvingia spp.
Isan PepperPiperalesThailandPiper chaba
Islanders HerbLamialesTropical Asia and AfricaPlectranthus amboinicus
Italian BasilLamialesCultivated gardensOcimum basilicum var. 'Genovese'
Italian OreganoLamialesMediterranean regionOriganum vulgare subsp. hirtum
Italian ParsleyApialesCultivated gardensPetroselinum crispum
IvyApialesTemperate regionsHedera helix
Ivy GourdCucurbitalesAsia, Africa, AustraliaCoccinia grandis

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