List of herbs that start with N

There are 31 herbs that start with the letter N, from Nabal to Népéta. 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

Nabal

Name: Nabal

Order: Caryophyllales

Habitat: Madagascar

Scientific name: Perriera madagascariensis

Nagarmotha

Name: Nagarmotha

Order: Poales

Habitat: South Asia

Scientific name: Cyperus scariosus

Naimi

Name: Naimi

Order: Fabales

Habitat: Tropical Americas

Scientific name: Senna occidentalis

Naka

Name: Naka

Order: Asterales

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Vernonia cinerea

Nalugu

Name: Nalugu

Order: Poales

Habitat: South Asia

Scientific name: Eleusine coracana

Nama

Name: Nama

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Jamaica

Scientific name: Nama jamaicensis

Namnam

Name: Namnam

Order: Sapindales

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Cynometra cauliflora

Nan-Nan

Name: Nan-Nan

Order: Asterales

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Gynura procumbens

Nandina

Name: Nandina

Order: Ranunculales

Habitat: East Asia

Scientific name: Nandina domestica

Nani

Name: Nani

Order: Apiales

Habitat: Pantropical

Scientific name: Centella asiatica

Nanu

Name: Nanu

Order: Sapindales

Habitat: South Asia

Scientific name: Lannea coromandelica

Narthex

Name: Narthex

Order: Apiales

Habitat: Central Asia

Scientific name: Narthex foetida

Narukila

Name: Narukila

Order: Zingiberales

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Alpinia nigra

Natalia

Name: Natalia

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Africa

Scientific name: Natalia glandulifera

Navar

Name: Navar

Order: Brassicales

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Nasturtium officinale

Neckweed

Name: Neckweed

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Bacopa monnieri

Neem

Name: Neem

Order: Sapindales

Habitat: Native to the Indian subcontinent, also grown in other tropical and semi-tropical regions

Scientific name: Azadirachta indica

Nenufar

Name: Nenufar

Order: Nymphaeales

Habitat: Eurasia

Scientific name: Nymphaea alba

Nepeta

Name: Nepeta

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Eurasia

Scientific name: Nepeta cataria

Nervilia

Name: Nervilia

Order: Orchidales

Habitat: Found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia

Scientific name: Nervilia

Nettle

Name: Nettle

Order: Rosales

Habitat: Widespread in temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, often found in disturbed areas

Scientific name: Urtica dioica

Nigella

Name: Nigella

Order: Ranunculales

Habitat: Native to Southwest Asia, cultivated as a spice and medicinal herb

Scientific name: Nigella sativa

Nigrina

Name: Nigrina

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Europe

Scientific name: Nigrina viscosa

Ninsi

Name: Ninsi

Order: Apiales

Habitat: East Asia

Scientific name: Panax ginseng

Nipah

Name: Nipah

Order: Arecales

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Nypa fruticans

Nit-o-nit

Name: Nit-o-nit

Order: Asterales

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Bidens pilosa

Nochi

Name: Nochi

Order: Fabales

Habitat: Asia

Scientific name: Sesbania grandiflora

Nonda

Name: Nonda

Order: Laurales

Habitat: South America

Scientific name: Nectandra puberula

Notopterygium

Name: Notopterygium

Order: Apiales

Habitat: Native to China, used in traditional Chinese medicine

Scientific name: Notopterygium incisum

Nutmeg

Name: Nutmeg

Order: Magnoliales

Habitat: Native to the Banda Islands of Indonesia, widely cultivated in tropical regions

Scientific name: Myristica fragrans

Népéta

Name: Népéta

Order: Lamiales

Habitat: Native to Europe and Asia, often found in dry, sunny areas

Scientific name: Nepeta cataria

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
NabalCaryophyllalesMadagascarPerriera madagascariensis
NagarmothaPoalesSouth AsiaCyperus scariosus
NaimiFabalesTropical AmericasSenna occidentalis
NakaAsteralesSoutheast AsiaVernonia cinerea
NaluguPoalesSouth AsiaEleusine coracana
NamaLamialesJamaicaNama jamaicensis
NamnamSapindalesSoutheast AsiaCynometra cauliflora
Nan-NanAsteralesSoutheast AsiaGynura procumbens
NandinaRanunculalesEast AsiaNandina domestica
NaniApialesPantropicalCentella asiatica
NanuSapindalesSouth AsiaLannea coromandelica
NarthexApialesCentral AsiaNarthex foetida
NarukilaZingiberalesSoutheast AsiaAlpinia nigra
NataliaLamialesAfricaNatalia glandulifera
NavarBrassicalesWorldwideNasturtium officinale
NeckweedLamialesWorldwideBacopa monnieri
NeemSapindalesNative to the Indian subcontinent, also grown in other tropical and semi-tropical regionsAzadirachta indica
NenufarNymphaealesEurasiaNymphaea alba
NepetaLamialesEurasiaNepeta cataria
NerviliaOrchidalesFound in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and AustraliaNervilia
NettleRosalesWidespread in temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, often found in disturbed areasUrtica dioica
NigellaRanunculalesNative to Southwest Asia, cultivated as a spice and medicinal herbNigella sativa
NigrinaLamialesEuropeNigrina viscosa
NinsiApialesEast AsiaPanax ginseng
NipahArecalesSoutheast AsiaNypa fruticans
Nit-o-nitAsteralesWorldwideBidens pilosa
NochiFabalesAsiaSesbania grandiflora
NondaLauralesSouth AmericaNectandra puberula
NotopterygiumApialesNative to China, used in traditional Chinese medicineNotopterygium incisum
NutmegMagnolialesNative to the Banda Islands of Indonesia, widely cultivated in tropical regionsMyristica fragrans
NépétaLamialesNative to Europe and Asia, often found in dry, sunny areasNepeta cataria

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