
There are 132 herbs that start with the letter R, from Radish to Rutland Beauty. 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
Name: Ragged Robin
Order: Caryophyllales
Habitat: Wetlands and moist meadows
Scientific name: Lychnis flos-cuculi
Name: Rampion Bellflower
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Grasslands and open woodlands
Scientific name: Campanula rapunculus
Name: Rapala
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Worldwide in temperate and tropical regions
Scientific name: Rapala species
Name: Raspberry
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere
Scientific name: Rubus idaeus
Name: Rattlesnake Fern
Order: Polypodiales
Habitat: Woodlands and meadows
Scientific name: Botrychium virginianum
Name: Rattlesnake Plantain
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Goodyera pubescens
Name: Red Berried Elder
Order: Dipsacales
Habitat: North America and Europe
Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa
Name: Red Cabbage
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Europe
Scientific name: Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra
Name: Red Crossbill
Order: Passeriformes
Habitat: Coniferous forests in North America and Eurasia
Scientific name: Loxia curvirostra
Name: Red Marsh Orchid
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: Wetlands in Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Dactylorhiza incarnata
Name: Red Milkweed
Order: Gentianales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Asclepias rubra
Name: Red Valerian
Order: Dipsacales
Habitat: Europe and North Africa
Scientific name: Centranthus ruber
Name: Redroot
Order: Caryophyllales
Habitat: North America and Eurasia
Scientific name: Amaranthus retroflexus
Name: Remedia
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Tropical regions of the Americas
Scientific name: Remedia species
Name: Remijia
Order: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
Scientific name: Remijia ferruginea
Name: Reuben's Mushroom
Order: Agaricales
Habitat: Europe, North America
Scientific name: Clitocybe nebularis
Name: Rhodiola
Order: Crassulaceae
Habitat: Arctic and mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere
Scientific name: Rhodiola rosea
Name: Ribwort
Order: Plantaginaceae
Habitat: Europe, Asia, North Africa
Scientific name: Plantago lanceolata
Name: Riesenkohlrabi
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Cultivated
Scientific name: Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Name: River Horsetail
Order: Equisetales
Habitat: Wetlands and stream banks
Scientific name: Equisetum fluviatile
Name: Romaine Lettuce
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Mediterranean region
Scientific name: Lactuca sativa var. longifolia
Name: Rosebay Willowherb
Order: Myrtales
Habitat: Temperate regions
Scientific name: Chamerion angustifolium
Name: Rosemary Mint
Order: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Mediterranean region
Scientific name: Mentha × piperita f. citrata
Name: Round Lettuce
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Mediterranean region
Scientific name: Lactuca sativa var. capitata
Name: Round Spleenwort
Order: Polypodiales
Habitat: Northern temperate regions
Scientific name: Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum
Name: Rue Anemone
Order: Ranunculales
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Anemonella thalictroides
Name: Rutabaga
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Northern Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Brassica napobrassica
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Radish | Brassicales | Asia | Raphanus sativus |
Ragged Robin | Caryophyllales | Wetlands and moist meadows | Lychnis flos-cuculi |
Rampion | Asterales | Europe | Campanula rapunculus |
Rampion Bellflower | Asterales | Grasslands and open woodlands | Campanula rapunculus |
Ramshorn | Caryophyllales | Worldwide | Polygonum convolvulus |
Ramshorn Fern | Polypodiales | Tropical forests | Blechnum indicum |
Ramsons | Asparagales | Europe and Asia | Allium ursinum |
Randera | Apiales | North and East Africa, Arabia | Randera rubella |
Rangoon Creeper | Myrtales | Southeast Asia | Quisqualis indica |
Ranunculus | Ranunculales | Worldwide | Ranunculus spp. |
Rapala | Lepidoptera | Worldwide in temperate and tropical regions | Rapala species |
Rapeseed | Brassicales | Worldwide | Brassica napus |
Rapette | Lamiales | Europe and Asia | Asperula cynanchica |
Raphanistrum | Brassicales | Europe and Asia | Raphanus raphanistrum |
Rapunculus | Asterales | Europe | Phyteuma spicatum |
Raspberry | Rosales | Temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere | Rubus idaeus |
Raspberry Leaf | Rosales | Worldwide | Rubus idaeus |
Raspberry Vinegar | Rosales | Temperate regions | Rubus idaeus |
Rat Poison Plant | Apiales | North America | Cicuta maculata |
Rat's Tail Radish | Brassicales | Asia | Raphanus caudatus |
Ratanjot | Lamiales | India | Onosma bracteatum |
Ratany | Polygalales | Americas | Krameria spp. |
Rattlebox | Fabales | Worldwide | Crotalaria spp. |
Rattlesnake Fern | Polypodiales | Woodlands and meadows | Botrychium virginianum |
Rattlesnake Plantain | Asparagales | North America | Goodyera pubescens |
Rau Ram | Brassicales | Southeast Asia | Persicaria odorata |
Rauwolfia | Gentianales | India | Rauwolfia serpentina |
Ravensara | Laurales | Madagascar | Ravensara aromatica |
Razor Strop | Laurales | Asia | Litsea cubeba |
Rebel Grape | Vitales | North America | Vitis vulpina |
Rebel Rhubarb | Polygonales | Central Asia | Rheum rhabarbarum |
Red Bergamot | Lamiales | North America | Monarda didyma |
Red Berried Elder | Dipsacales | North America and Europe | Sambucus racemosa |
Red Bryony | Cucurbitales | Europe | Bryonia dioica |
Red Bugle | Lamiales | Europe | Ajuga reptans |
Red Cabbage | Brassicales | Europe | Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra |
Red Campion | Caryophyllales | Europe | Silene dioica |
Red Clover | Fabales | Temperate regions | Trifolium pratense |
Red Crossbill | Passeriformes | Coniferous forests in North America and Eurasia | Loxia curvirostra |
Red Currant | Saxifragales | Temperate regions | Ribes rubrum |
Red Inula | Asterales | Europe and Asia | Inula helenium |
Red Maca | Brassicales | Andes of Peru, Bolivia | Lepidium meyenii |
Red Marsh Orchid | Asparagales | Wetlands in Europe and Asia | Dactylorhiza incarnata |
Red Milkweed | Gentianales | Southeastern United States | Asclepias rubra |
Red Root Sage | Lamiales | Asia | Salvia miltiorrhiza |
Red Valerian | Dipsacales | Europe and North Africa | Centranthus ruber |
Redroot | Caryophyllales | North America and Eurasia | Amaranthus retroflexus |
Regalejara | Myrtales | South America | Eugenia stipitata |
Reil | Poales | Asia | Achnatherum reilii |
Reine des Prés | Rosales | Europe and Asia | Filipendula ulmaria |
Reishi Mushroom | Polyporales | Asia | Ganoderma lucidum |
Remedia | Asterales | Tropical regions of the Americas | Remedia species |
Remijia | Rubiaceae | Northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela | Remijia ferruginea |
Renealmia | Zingiberales | Tropical America | Renealmia |
Renga Lily | Asparagales | New Zealand | Arthropodium cirratum |
Rengas Tree | Anacardiaceae | Southeast Asia | Gluta |
Reseda | Brassicales | Europe | Reseda lutea |
Resina | Apiales | Central Asia | Ferula |
Restharrow | Fabales | Europe and Asia | Ononis species |
Reuben's Mushroom | Agaricales | Europe, North America | Clitocybe nebularis |
Reubia | Rubiaceae | Eurasia | Rubia |
Rhatany | Polygalales | South America | Krameria |
Rheedia | Clusiaceae | Tropical America | Rheedia |
Rhinanthus | Lamiales | Meadows and grasslands | Rhinanthus spp. |
Rhodiola | Crassulaceae | Arctic and mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere | Rhodiola rosea |
Rhopalocarpus | Malvales | Madagascar, Comoros | Rhopalocarpus |
Rhubarb | Polygonales | Asia | Rheum rhabarbarum |
Rhubarb Chard | Caryophyllales | Cultivated | Beta vulgaris 'Rhubarb' |
Ribes | Saxifragales | Northern Hemisphere | Ribes spp. |
Ribwort | Plantaginaceae | Europe, Asia, North Africa | Plantago lanceolata |
Ribwort Plantain | Lamiales | Europe and Asia | Plantago lanceolata |
Rice Flower | Myrtales | Australia | Ozothamnus diosmifolius |
Riceroot | Liliales | Coastal forests | Fritillaria camschatcensis |
Richweed | Asterales | Eastern North America | Collinsonia canadensis |
Ricinocarpos | Malpighiales | Australia | Ricinocarpos species |
Ricinus | Malpighiales | Tropics and subtropics | Ricinus communis |
Riegel | Rosaceae | North America, Eurasia | Ribes |
Riesenkohlrabi | Brassicales | Cultivated | Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes |
Rinconia | Asparagales | Andes | Rinconia |
Ring Fern | Polypodiales | Temperate regions | Polypodium vulgare |
Riondil | Lamiales | Woodland and grassland | Ajuga reptans |
River Horsetail | Equisetales | Wetlands and stream banks | Equisetum fluviatile |
River Mint | Lamiales | Europe and Asia | Mentha aquatica |
Rivina | Phytolaccaceae | Americas, West Indies | Rivina |
Roasted Coffee | Gentianales | Tropical regions | Coffea species |
Robinia | Fabaceae | Eastern North America | Robinia pseudoacacia |
Rockbroom | Fabales | Europe and Asia | Cytisus |
Rocket Cress | Brassicales | Europe | Arabis turrita |
Rockrose | Malvales | Mediterranean region | Cistus |
Rockweed | Fucales | Coastal regions | Ascophyllum nodosum |
Rodger's Flower | Saxifragales | Asia | Rodgersia podophylla |
Rodgersia | Saxifragales | East Asia | Rodgersia species |
Rodondo | Myrtaceae | Central America, West Indies | Pimenta dioica |
Romaine Lettuce | Asterales | Mediterranean region | Lactuca sativa var. longifolia |
Roman Chamomile | Asterales | Europe | Chamaemelum nobile |
Romeya | Papaverales | Southwestern United States | Romeya coulteri |
Romulea | Iridaceae | Mediterranean region, South Africa | Romulea |
Rooibos | Fabales | South Africa | Aspalathus linearis |
Rooibos Bush | Fabales | Fynbos biome | Aspalathus linearis |
Rooiwortel | Apiaceae | Southern Africa | Pelargonium sidoides |
Roparo | Solanales | South America | Solanum sisymbriifolium |
Roquette | Brassicales | Mediterranean region | Eruca vesicaria |
Roscoea | Zingiberales | Asia | Roscoea spp. |
Rose Geranium | Geraniaceae | South Africa | Pelargonium graveolens |
Rosebay Willowherb | Myrtales | Temperate regions | Chamerion angustifolium |
Roselle | Malvales | Tropical regions | Hibiscus sabdariffa |
Rosemary | Lamiales | Mediterranean region | Salvia rosmarinus |
Rosemary Mint | Lamiaceae | Mediterranean region | Mentha × piperita f. citrata |
Rosemary Pine | Pinales | Southeastern U.S. | Pinus palustris |
Rosepink | Gentianales | Eastern North America | Sabatia species |
Rosewood | Fabales | Tropical regions | Dalbergia species |
Rosin Bush | Fabaceae | Eastern North America | Baccharis halimifolia |
Rotula | Boraginaceae | India, Southeast Asia | Rotula aquatica |
Roucou | Brassicales | Tropical Americas | Bixa orellana |
Rough Chervil | Apiales | Europe | Chaerophyllum temulum |
Round Lettuce | Asterales | Mediterranean region | Lactuca sativa var. capitata |
Round Spleenwort | Polypodiales | Northern temperate regions | Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum |
Round-Leaved Mint | Lamiales | Europe | Mentha suaveolens |
Royal Fern | Polypodiales | Northern Hemisphere | Osmunda regalis |
Rozella | Chytridiomycota | Aquatic environments | Rozella species |
Rubia | Rubiaceae | Europe, Asia, North Africa | Rubia tinctorum |
Rudbeckia | Asteraceae | North America | Rudbeckia |
Rue | Ranunculales | Mediterranean region | Ruta graveolens |
Rue Anemone | Ranunculales | Eastern North America | Anemonella thalictroides |
Ruellia | Acanthaceae | Tropical and subtropical regions | Ruellia |
Ruibarbo | Polygonales | Asia | Rheum |
Rumex | Caryophyllales | Worldwide | Rumex spp. |
Rungia | Lamiales | Tropics and subtropics | Rungia spp. |
Ruprechtia | Polygonales | South America | Ruprechtia |
Ruta | Sapindales | Mediterranean region | Ruta graveolens |
Rutabaga | Brassicales | Northern Europe and Asia | Brassica napobrassica |
Rutland Beauty | Asterales | Europe | Achillea millefolium |