There are 73 herbs that start with the letter Y, from Yam-leaf Spinach to Yukon Polimonium. 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: Yam-leaf Spinach
Order: Caryophyllales
Habitat: Tropical regions
Scientific name: Basella alba
Name: Yampah
Order: Apiales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Perideridia gairdneri
Name: Yandoa
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Central Africa
Scientific name: Yandoa gabonensis
Name: Yangmei
Order: Rosales
Habitat: East Asia
Scientific name: Myrica rubra
Name: Yargona
Order: Solanales
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Hyoscyamus reticulatus
Name: Yarkan
Order: Caryophyllales
Habitat: Middle East
Scientific name: Cynomorium coccineum
Name: Yarpuz
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Middle East
Scientific name: Mentha longifolia
Name: Yarrow
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Meadows and open areas throughout the Northern Hemisphere
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium
Name: Yarrow Burr
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Meadows and grasslands
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium
Name: Yarrow Milfoil
Order: Asterales
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa
Name: Yarrow Pea
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Meadows and grasslands
Scientific name: Lathyrus setifolius
Name: Yarrow Sunflower
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Prairies and open woodlands
Scientific name: Helianthus autumnalis
Name: Yaupon
Order: Aquifoliales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Ilex vomitoria
Name: Yaupon Holly
Order: Aquifoliales
Habitat: Coastal regions of Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Ilex vomitoria
Name: Yeheb
Order: Sapindales
Habitat: Horn of Africa
Scientific name: Cordeauxia edulis
Name: Yelcho
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Shrub native to Chile
Scientific name: Ribes gayanum
Name: Yellow Archangel
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Name: Yellow Arrach
Order: Caryophyllales
Habitat: Coastal regions and saline habitats
Scientific name: Atriplex lentiformis
Name: Yellow Asphodel
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: Europe and North America
Scientific name: Narthecium ossifragum
Name: Yellow Azalea
Order: Ericales
Habitat: Wooded areas and mountain slopes
Scientific name: Rhododendron luteum
Name: Yellow Bedstraw
Order: Rubiales
Habitat: Grasslands and open areas in Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Galium verum
Name: Yellow Beeplant
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Deserts and arid regions
Scientific name: Cleome lutea
Name: Yellow Bergamot
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Prairies and open woodlands
Scientific name: Monarda citriodora
Name: Yellow Birch
Order: Fagales
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Betula alleghaniensis
Name: Yellow Bladderwort
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Ponds and slow-moving waters
Scientific name: Utricularia intermedia
Name: Yellow Blueflag
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: Wetlands and marshes
Scientific name: Iris pseudacorus
Name: Yellow Bluestem
Order: Poales
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Andropogon ischaemum
Name: Yellow Bristlegrass
Order: Poales
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Setaria pumila
Name: Yellow Broomrape
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Parasitic on various host plants
Scientific name: Orobanche lutea
Name: Yellow Buckeye
Order: Sapindales
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Aesculus flava
Name: Yellow Chamomile
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Anthemis tinctoria
Name: Yellow Clover
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Trifolium campestre
Name: Yellow Corydalis
Order: Papaverales
Habitat: Europe
Scientific name: Corydalis lutea
Name: Yellow Cress
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: North America and Eurasia
Scientific name: Rorippa palustris
Name: Yellow Dock
Order: Polygonales
Habitat: Roadsides and disturbed areas throughout temperate regions
Scientific name: Rumex crispus
Name: Yellow Foxglove
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Open woodlands and meadows
Scientific name: Digitalis lanata
Name: Yellow Gentian
Order: Gentianales
Habitat: Alpine meadows and pastures
Scientific name: Gentiana lutea
Name: Yellow Ginger
Order: Zingiberales
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions of Asia
Scientific name: Zingiber officinale
Name: Yellow Goatsbeard
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Meadows and roadsides
Scientific name: Tragopogon pratensis
Name: Yellow Henbane
Order: Solanales
Habitat: Disturbed areas and waste places
Scientific name: Hyoscyamus niger
Name: Yellow Jessamine
Order: Gentianales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Gelsemium sempervirens
Name: Yellow Loosestrife
Order: Myrtiflores
Habitat: Wetlands and moist areas in Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Lysimachia vulgaris
Name: Yellow Lupine
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Grasslands and open areas
Scientific name: Lupinus luteus
Name: Yellow Marigold
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Cultivated gardens and roadsides
Scientific name: Tagetes patula
Name: Yellow Melilot
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Roadsides and waste ground
Scientific name: Melilotus officinalis
Name: Yellow Monkeyflower
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Moist areas and stream banks
Scientific name: Mimulus guttatus
Name: Yellow Mustard
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Throughout temperate regions
Scientific name: Sinapis alba
Name: Yellow Nightshade
Order: Solanales
Habitat: Disturbed areas and waste places
Scientific name: Solanum luteum
Name: Yellow Nutsedge
Order: Cyperales
Habitat: Wetlands and disturbed areas worldwide
Scientific name: Cyperus esculentus
Name: Yellow Parilla
Order: Ranunculales
Habitat: Coastal forests and thickets
Scientific name: Cocculus trilobus
Name: Yellow Pond-lily
Order: Nymphaeales
Habitat: Ponds and slow-moving waters in Northern Hemisphere
Scientific name: Nuphar lutea
Name: Yellow Rattle
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Meadows and grasslands
Scientific name: Rhinanthus minor
Name: Yellow Rocket
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Roadsides and disturbed areas in North America and Europe
Scientific name: Barbarea vulgaris
Name: Yellow Rocket Cress
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Roadsides and waste areas
Scientific name: Barbarea vulgaris
Name: Yellow Salsify
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Meadows and roadsides
Scientific name: Tragopogon dubius
Name: Yellow Sweet Clover
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Open areas and roadsides
Scientific name: Melilotus officinalis
Name: Yellow Thistle
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Southeastern United States
Scientific name: Cirsium horridulum
Name: Yellow Toadflax
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Disturbed areas and roadsides
Scientific name: Linaria vulgaris
Name: Yellow Waterlily
Order: Nymphaeales
Habitat: Ponds and slow-moving streams
Scientific name: Nuphar lutea
Name: Yellowcress
Order: Brassicales
Habitat: Wetlands and stream banks
Scientific name: Rorippa palustris
Name: Yelloweye
Order: Caryophyllales
Habitat: Perennial herb native to the central United States
Scientific name: Mirabilis nyctaginea
Name: Yempua
Order: Apiales
Habitat: Tuberous root vegetable native to the Andes
Scientific name: Arracacia xanthorrhiza
Name: Yeotgorae
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Perennial herb native to eastern Asia
Scientific name: Lamium tomentosum
Name: Yerba Buena
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Clinopodium douglasii
Name: Yerba Mansa
Order: Piperales
Habitat: Southwestern United States and Mexico
Scientific name: Anemopsis californica
Name: Yerba Mate
Order: Aquifoliales
Habitat: Subtropical forests
Scientific name: Ilex paraguariensis
Name: Yerba Santa
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Eriodictyon californicum
Name: Yerbilla
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Perennial herb native to South America
Scientific name: Perezia multiflora
Name: Yestergreen
Order: Ericales
Habitat: North America and Eurasia
Scientific name: Chimaphila umbellata
Name: Yirgacheffe
Order: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Shrub native to Ethiopia
Scientific name: Coffea arabica
Name: Yuca
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: Southwestern United States and Mexico
Scientific name: Yucca spp.
Name: Yucca
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: Southwestern United States and Mexico
Scientific name: Yucca spp.
Name: Yukon Polimonium
Order: Polenmoniales
Habitat: Northern North America
Scientific name: Polemonium boreale
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yam-leaf Spinach | Caryophyllales | Tropical regions | Basella alba |
| Yampah | Apiales | Western North America | Perideridia gairdneri |
| Yandoa | Rosales | Central Africa | Yandoa gabonensis |
| Yangmei | Rosales | East Asia | Myrica rubra |
| Yargona | Solanales | Central Asia | Hyoscyamus reticulatus |
| Yarkan | Caryophyllales | Middle East | Cynomorium coccineum |
| Yarpuz | Lamiales | Middle East | Mentha longifolia |
| Yarrow | Asterales | Meadows and open areas throughout the Northern Hemisphere | Achillea millefolium |
| Yarrow Burr | Asterales | Meadows and grasslands | Achillea millefolium |
| Yarrow Milfoil | Asterales | North America | Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa |
| Yarrow Pea | Fabales | Meadows and grasslands | Lathyrus setifolius |
| Yarrow Sunflower | Asterales | Prairies and open woodlands | Helianthus autumnalis |
| Yaupon | Aquifoliales | Southeastern United States | Ilex vomitoria |
| Yaupon Holly | Aquifoliales | Coastal regions of Southeastern United States | Ilex vomitoria |
| Yeheb | Sapindales | Horn of Africa | Cordeauxia edulis |
| Yelcho | Rosales | Shrub native to Chile | Ribes gayanum |
| Yellow Archangel | Lamiales | Europe and Asia | Lamiastrum galeobdolon |
| Yellow Arrach | Caryophyllales | Coastal regions and saline habitats | Atriplex lentiformis |
| Yellow Asphodel | Asparagales | Europe and North America | Narthecium ossifragum |
| Yellow Azalea | Ericales | Wooded areas and mountain slopes | Rhododendron luteum |
| Yellow Bedstraw | Rubiales | Grasslands and open areas in Europe and Asia | Galium verum |
| Yellow Beeplant | Brassicales | Deserts and arid regions | Cleome lutea |
| Yellow Bergamot | Lamiales | Prairies and open woodlands | Monarda citriodora |
| Yellow Birch | Fagales | Eastern North America | Betula alleghaniensis |
| Yellow Bladderwort | Lamiales | Ponds and slow-moving waters | Utricularia intermedia |
| Yellow Blueflag | Asparagales | Wetlands and marshes | Iris pseudacorus |
| Yellow Bluestem | Poales | Central Asia | Andropogon ischaemum |
| Yellow Bristlegrass | Poales | Worldwide | Setaria pumila |
| Yellow Broomrape | Lamiales | Parasitic on various host plants | Orobanche lutea |
| Yellow Buckeye | Sapindales | Eastern North America | Aesculus flava |
| Yellow Chamomile | Asterales | Europe and Asia | Anthemis tinctoria |
| Yellow Clover | Fabales | Europe and Asia | Trifolium campestre |
| Yellow Corydalis | Papaverales | Europe | Corydalis lutea |
| Yellow Cress | Brassicales | North America and Eurasia | Rorippa palustris |
| Yellow Dock | Polygonales | Roadsides and disturbed areas throughout temperate regions | Rumex crispus |
| Yellow Foxglove | Lamiales | Open woodlands and meadows | Digitalis lanata |
| Yellow Gentian | Gentianales | Alpine meadows and pastures | Gentiana lutea |
| Yellow Ginger | Zingiberales | Tropical and subtropical regions of Asia | Zingiber officinale |
| Yellow Goatsbeard | Asterales | Meadows and roadsides | Tragopogon pratensis |
| Yellow Henbane | Solanales | Disturbed areas and waste places | Hyoscyamus niger |
| Yellow Jessamine | Gentianales | Southeastern United States | Gelsemium sempervirens |
| Yellow Loosestrife | Myrtiflores | Wetlands and moist areas in Europe and Asia | Lysimachia vulgaris |
| Yellow Lupine | Fabales | Grasslands and open areas | Lupinus luteus |
| Yellow Marigold | Asterales | Cultivated gardens and roadsides | Tagetes patula |
| Yellow Melilot | Fabales | Roadsides and waste ground | Melilotus officinalis |
| Yellow Monkeyflower | Lamiales | Moist areas and stream banks | Mimulus guttatus |
| Yellow Mustard | Brassicales | Throughout temperate regions | Sinapis alba |
| Yellow Nightshade | Solanales | Disturbed areas and waste places | Solanum luteum |
| Yellow Nutsedge | Cyperales | Wetlands and disturbed areas worldwide | Cyperus esculentus |
| Yellow Parilla | Ranunculales | Coastal forests and thickets | Cocculus trilobus |
| Yellow Pond-lily | Nymphaeales | Ponds and slow-moving waters in Northern Hemisphere | Nuphar lutea |
| Yellow Rattle | Lamiales | Meadows and grasslands | Rhinanthus minor |
| Yellow Rocket | Brassicales | Roadsides and disturbed areas in North America and Europe | Barbarea vulgaris |
| Yellow Rocket Cress | Brassicales | Roadsides and waste areas | Barbarea vulgaris |
| Yellow Salsify | Asterales | Meadows and roadsides | Tragopogon dubius |
| Yellow Sweet Clover | Fabales | Open areas and roadsides | Melilotus officinalis |
| Yellow Thistle | Asterales | Southeastern United States | Cirsium horridulum |
| Yellow Toadflax | Lamiales | Disturbed areas and roadsides | Linaria vulgaris |
| Yellow Waterlily | Nymphaeales | Ponds and slow-moving streams | Nuphar lutea |
| Yellowcress | Brassicales | Wetlands and stream banks | Rorippa palustris |
| Yelloweye | Caryophyllales | Perennial herb native to the central United States | Mirabilis nyctaginea |
| Yempua | Apiales | Tuberous root vegetable native to the Andes | Arracacia xanthorrhiza |
| Yeotgorae | Lamiales | Perennial herb native to eastern Asia | Lamium tomentosum |
| Yerba Buena | Lamiales | Western North America | Clinopodium douglasii |
| Yerba Mansa | Piperales | Southwestern United States and Mexico | Anemopsis californica |
| Yerba Mate | Aquifoliales | Subtropical forests | Ilex paraguariensis |
| Yerba Santa | Lamiales | Western North America | Eriodictyon californicum |
| Yerbilla | Asterales | Perennial herb native to South America | Perezia multiflora |
| Yestergreen | Ericales | North America and Eurasia | Chimaphila umbellata |
| Yirgacheffe | Rubiaceae | Shrub native to Ethiopia | Coffea arabica |
| Yuca | Asparagales | Southwestern United States and Mexico | Yucca spp. |
| Yucca | Asparagales | Southwestern United States and Mexico | Yucca spp. |
| Yukon Polimonium | Polenmoniales | Northern North America | Polemonium boreale |