“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” according to Shakespeare, and the same sort of thing applies to herbs – a herb by any other name will still work. But it’s not a lot of use if you know a herb by one name and I am calling it another, so here’s a cross reference for you. Do be careful, though, as the same name is often used for quite different herbs. So double check by looking at the picture on the page you click through to, or if you know the latin name, refer to that list, instead.
Note: If you know some herb I have listed under a different name, please tell me in the comments.
| Aaron’s Rod | Solidago virgaurea | Goldenrod |
| Abelmosk | Abelmoschus moschatus | Musk Mallow |
| African Marigold | Tagetes erecta | |
| Agrimony, Hemp | Eupatorium cannabinum | Hemp Agrimony |
| Ajowan | Trachyspermum ammi | |
| Ajowan Caraway | Trachyspermum ammi | Ajowan |
| Ajwain | Trachyspermum ammi | Ajowan |
| Ajwan | Trachyspermum ammi | Ajowan |
| Alder, Spotted | Hamamelis virginiana | Witch Hazel |
| Alder, Striped | Hamamelis virginiana | Witch Hazel |
| Alecost | Tanacetum balsamita | Costmary |
| Alkanet | Anchusa tinctoria | |
| All-heal | Valeriana officinalis | Valerian |
| Allheal | Prunella vulgaris | Selfheal |
| Allspice | Pimenta dioica | |
| Allspice | Tanacetum balsamita | Costmary |
| Aloe vera | Aloe vera | |
| Alpine Calamint | Acinos alpinus | |
| Alpine Rock Thyme | Acinos alpinus | Alpine Calamint |
| Alpine Strawberry | Fragaria vesca | Wild Strawberry |
| Althaea Rose | Alcea rosea | Hollyhock |
| Althea | Althaea officinalis | Marsh Mallow |
| Alum Bloom | Geranium maculata | Spotted Cranesbill |
| Alum Root | Geranium maculata | Spotted Cranesbill |
| Ambrette | Abelmoschus moschatus | Musk Mallow |
| American Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain |
| American Cranesbill | Geranium maculata | Spotted Cranesbill |
| American False Pennyroyal | Hedeoma pulegioides | American Pennyroyal |
| American Ginseng | Panax quinquefolium | Ginseng |
| American Goat’s Rue | Tephrosia virginiana | Virginian Goat’s Rue |
| American Marigold | Tagetes erecta | African Marigold |
| American Pennyroyal | Hedeoma pulegioides | |
| American Saffron | Carthamus tinctorius | Safflower |
| American Valerian | Valeriana sitchensis | |
| American Valerian | Cypripedium calceolus pubescens |
Nerve Root |
| American Vervain | Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain |
| Angelica | Angelica archangelica | |
| Angelique | Angelica archangelica | Angelica |
| Anise | Pimpinella anisum | Star Anise |
| Aniseed | Pimpinella anisum | Star Anise |
| Anise, Chinese | Pimpinella anisum | Star Anise |
| Anise Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum | |
| Anise Mint | Agastache foeniculum | Anise Hyssop |
| Anise Root | Osmorhiza longistylis | Sweet Cicely (American) |
| Anise, Star | Pimpinella anisum | Star Anise |
| Anise, Sweet | Osmorhiza longistylis | Sweet Cicely (American) |
| Annual Hibiscus | Abelmoschus moschatus | Musk Mallow |
| Apple Geranium | Pelargonium odoratissimum | |
| Apple, Ground | Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile |
| Apple Mint | Mentha suaveolens | |
| Apple Geranium | Pelargonium odoratissimum | Apple Geranium |
| Archangel | Angelica archangelica | Angelica |
| Archangel | Lamium album | White Deadnettle |
| Archangel, White | Lamium album | White Deadnettle |
| Ark, Noahs | Cypripedium calceolus pubescens |
Nerve Root |
| Arnica | Arnica montana | |
| Artichoke, Globe | Cynara scolymus | Globe Artichoke |
| Asafoetida | Ferula assa-foetida | |
| Asam Paya or Asam Susur | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Rosella |
| Asiatic Ginseng | Panax ginseng | Ginseng |
| Asthma Weed | Lobelia inflata | Indian Tobacco |
| Autumn Crocus | Colchicum autumnale | Meadow Saffron |
| Aztec Marigold | Tagetes erecta | African Marigold |
| Bachelor’s Button | Cornflower | |
| Bachelor’s Button | Centaurea montana | Mountain Cornflower |
| Balm, Basil | Acinos arvensis | Basil Thyme |
| Balm, Crimson Bee | Monarda didyma | Bergamot |
| Balm, Eye | Hydrastis canadensis | Goldenseal |
| Balm, Lemon | Melissa officinalis | Lemon Balm |
| Balm Mint | Melissa officinalis | Lemon Balm |
| Balm, Scarlet Bee | Monarda didyma | Bergamot |
| Balm, Squaw | Hedeoma pulegioides | American Pennyroyal |
| Balm, Stinking | Hedeoma pulegioides | American Pennyroyal |
| Balm, Sweet | Melissa officinalis | Lemon Balm |
| Balsam Herb | Tanacetum balsamita | Costmary |
| Bamia Moschata | Abelmoschus moschatus | Musk Mallow |
| Bane, Leopard’s | Arnica montana | Arnica |
| Bane, Wolf’s | Arnica montana | Arnica |
| Bark, Cramp | Viburnum opulus | Guelder Rose |
| Basil | Ocimum basilicum | Sweet Basil |
| Basil Balm | Acinos arvensis | Basil Thyme |
| Basil, Holy | Ocimum tenuiflorum | Holy Basil |
| Basil, Sacred | Ocimum tenuiflorum | Holy Basil |
| Basil, Sweet | Ocimum basilicum | Sweet Basil |
| Basil Thyme | Acinos arvensis | |
| Basil, Wild | Clinopodium vulgare | Wild Basil |
| Basil, Wood | Clinopodium vulgare | Wild Basil |
| Bay | Laurus nobilis | |
| Bayberry | Myrica gale | Bog Myrtle |
| Bay, Indian | Laurus nobilis | Bay |
| Bay Laurel | Laurus nobilis | Bay |
| Bay, Sweet | Laurus nobilis | Bay |
| Bay Tree | Laurus nobilis | Bay |
| Bean Herb | Satureja hortensis | Summer Savory |
| Beauty, Spring | Claytonia perfoliata | Winter Purslane |
| Bee Balm, Crimson or Scarlet | Monarda didyma | Bergamot |
| Beebrush, Lemon | Aloysia triphylla | Lemon Verbena |
| Bee Herb | Melissa officinalis | Lemon Balm |
| Bee Nettle | Lamium album | White Deadnettle |
| Belgian Endive | Cichorium intybus | Chicory |
| Benjamin, Stinking | Trillium erectum | Bethroot |
| Bergamot | Monarda didyma | |
| Bergamot Mint | Monarda didyma | Bergamot |
| Berries, Maqui | Synaura avia | Maqui Berries |
| Bethroot or Beth Root | Trillium erectum | |
| Betony | Stachys officinalis | |
| Betony, Wood | Stachys officinalis | Betony |
| Betony, Woolly | Stachys olympica | Lambs Ears |
| Bible Leaf | Tanacetum balsamita | Costmary |
| Bible Plant | Tanacetum balsamita | Costmary |
| Birthroot or Birth Root | Trillium erectum | Bethroot |
| Bishop’s Weed | Trachyspermum ammi | Ajowan |
| Bishop’s Weed | Ammi majus | |
| Bishopswort | Stachys officinalis | Betony |
| Bissap | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Rosella |
| Bistort | Polygonum bistorta | |
| Bitter Buttons | Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy |
| Bitter, Cow | Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy |
| Bitter Herb | Centaurium erythraea | Centaury |
| Bethlehem Sage | Pulmonaria officinalis | Lungwort |
| Betty, Bouncing | Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort |
| Black Caraway | Bunium persicum | |
| Black Cumin (Bengali) | Nigella sativa | Roman Coriander |
| Black Cumin | Bunium persicum | Black Caraway |
| Black Elder | Sambucus nigra | Elderberry |
| Black Knapweed | Centaurea nigra | |
| Blackwort | Symphytum officinale | Comfrey |
| Bleeding Heart | Cypripedium calceolus pubescens |
Nerve Root |
| Blind Nettle | Lamium album | White Deadnettle |
| Blood, Dragon’s | Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert |
| Bloodroot | Potentilla erecta | Tormentil |
| Bloodwood, Red | Eucalyptus gummifera | Eucalyptus |
| Bloom, Alum | Geranium maculata | Spotted Cranesbill |
| Blowball | Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion |
| Bluebonnet | Cornflower | |
| Bluebottle | Cornflower | |
| Blue Centaury | Cornflower | |
| Bluet, Mountain | Centaurea montana | Mountain Cornflower |
| Blue Giant Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum | Anise Hyssop |
| Blue Gum, Tasmanian | Eucalyptus globulus | Eucalyptus |
| Blue Mallee | Eucalyptus polybractea | Eucalyptus |
| Blue Mountain Tea | Solidago virgaurea | Goldenrod |
| Blue Sailors | Cichorium intybus | Chicory |
| Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata | |
| Blue Vervain, American | Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain |
| Blue Weed | Echium vulgare | Viper’s Bugloss |
| Bog Myrtle | Myrica gale | |
| Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | Thoroughwort |
| Borage | Borago officinalis | |
| Bouncing Betty | Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort |
| Boutonniere Flower | Cornflower | |
| Brazilian Mint | Hyptis crenata | |
| British Tobacco | Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot |
| Bugloss | Borago officinalis | Borage |
| Bugloss, Common | Borago officinalis | Borage |
| Bugloss, Dyer’s | Anchusa tinctoria | Alkanet |
| Bugloss, Spanish | Anchusa tinctoria | Alkanet |
| Bugloss, Viper’s | Echium vulgare | Viper’s Bugloss |
| Bullsfoot | Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot |
| Bullwort | Ammi majus | Bishop’s Weed |
| Bunching Onion | Allium fistulosum | Green Onions |
| Burnet | Sanguisorba officinalis | Great Burnet |
| Burnet | Sanguisorba minor | Salad Burnet |
| Burnet, Garden | Sanguisorba minor | Salad Burnet |
| Burnet, Italian | Sanguisorba officinalis | Great Burnet |
| Burnet, Salad | Sanguisorba minor | Salad Burnet |
| Burnet, Small | Sanguisorba minor | Salad Burnet |
| Burrage | Borago officinalis | Borage |
| Bush, Snowball | Viburnum opulus | Guelder Rose |
| Butterbur | Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot |
| Button, Bachelor’s | Cornflower | |
| Button, Bachelor’s | Centaurea montana | Mountain Cornflower |
| Buttons, Bitter | Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy |
| Buttons, Golden | Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy |
| Calomel, Sweet | Acorus calamus | Sweet Flag |
| Calamint | Calamintha nepeta | Lesser Calamint |
| Calamint | Calamintha sylvatica | Common Calamint |
| Calamint, Alpine | Acinos alpinus | Alpine Calamint |
| Calamint, Common | Calamintha sylvatica | Common Calamint |
| Calamint, Large Flowered | Calamintha grandiflora | Showy Calamint |
| Calamint, Lesser | Calamintha nepeta | Lesser Calamint |
| Calamint, Showy | Calamintha grandiflora | Showy Calamint |
| Calamus or Calamus Root | Acorus calamus | Sweet Flag |
| Calendula | Calendula officinalis | English Marigold |
| Camomile | Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile |
| Camomile, Low | Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile |
| Cane Reed | Costus speciosus | Crepe Ginger |
| Cankerwort | Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion |
| Cannabis | Cannabis sativa | Marijuana |
| Caraway | Carum carvi | |
| Caraway, Ajowan | Trachyspermum ammi | Ajowan |
| Caraway, Black | Bunium persicum | Black Caraway |
| Carum | Trachyspermum ammi | Ajowan |
| Catgut | Tephrosia virginiana | Virginian Goat’s Rue |
| Catmint or Cat Mint | Nepeta cataria | Catnip |
| Catnip | Nepeta cataria | |
| Celery, Leaf | Apium graveolens | Wild Celery |
| Celery, Wild | Apium graveolens | Wild Celery |
| Centaury | Centaurium erythraea | |
| Centaury, Blue | Cornflower | |
| Centaury, Common | Centaurium erythraea | Centaury |
| Centaury, European | Centaurium erythraea | Centaury |
| Centaury, Greater | Centaurea scabiosa | Greater Knapweed |
| Centaury, Lesser | Centaurium erythraea | Centaury |
| Chamomile | Chamaemelum nobile | |
| Chamomile, Garden | Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile |
| Chamomile, German | Chamaemelum nobile | German Chamomile |
| Chamomile, Lawn | Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile |
| Chamomile, Roman | Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile |
| Chamomile, Wild | Chamaemelum nobile | German Chamomile |
| Chamomilla | Chamaemelum nobile | German Chamomile |
| Chazinho de hortelã | Hyptis crenata | Brazilian Mint |
| Chervil | Anthriscus cerefolium | |
| Chervil, Garden | Anthriscus cerefolium | Chervil |
| Chervil, Spanish | Myrrhis odorata | Sweet Cicely (American) |
| Chervil, Sweet | Osmorhiza longistylis | Sweet Cicely (American) |
| Chicorée frisée | Cichorium endivia | Endive |
| Chicory | Cichorium intybus | |
| Chicory | Cichorium endivia | Endive |
| Chicory, Common | Cichorium intybus | Chicory |
| Chicory, Wild | Cichorium intybus | Chicory |
| Chin Baung | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Rosella |
| Chinese Anise | Pimpinella anisum | Star Anise |
| Chinese Chives | Allium tuberosum | Garlic Chives |
| Chinese Ginseng | Panax ginseng | Ginseng |
| Chinese Leek | Allium tuberosum | Garlic Chives |
| Chinese Parsley | Coriandrum sativum | Coriander |
| Chives, Chinese | Allium tuberosum | Garlic Chives |
| Chives, Garlic | Allium tuberosum | Garlic Chives |
| Cicely, Sweet | Osmorhiza longistylis | American Sweet Cicely |
| Cicely, Sweet | Myrrhis odorata | Sweet Cicely |
| Cider Gum | Eucalyptus gunnii | Eucalyptus |
| Cilantro | Coriandrum sativum | Coriander |
| Citrus Thyme | Thymus x citriodorus | Lemon Thyme |
| Clary | Salvia sclarea | Clary Sage |
| Clary Sage | Salvia sclarea | |
| Cleareye | Salvia sclarea | Clary Sage |
| Clove Pepper | Pimenta dioica | Allspice |
| Clover, Greek | Trigonella foenum-graecum |
Feverfew |
| Coffeeweed | Cichorium intybus | Chicory |
| Colchicum | Colchicum autumnale | Meadow Saffron |
| Coltsfoot | Tussilago farfara | |
| Comfrey | Symphytum officinalis | |
| Common Bugloss | Borago officinalis | Borage |
| Common Calamint | Calamintha sylvatica | |
| Common Chicory | Cichorium intybus | Chicory |
| Common Cornflower | Cornflower | |
| Common Elder | Sambucus nigra | Elderberry |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Juniper |
| Common Knapweed | Centaurea nigra | Black Knapweed |
| Common Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia | Lavender |
| Common Marjoram | Origanum majorana | Sweet Marjoram |
| Common Marshmallow | Althaea officinalis | Marsh Mallow |
| Common Myrtle | Myrtus communis | |
| Common Nettle | Urtica Dioica | Nettle |
| Common Purslane | Portulaca oleracea | Purslane |
| Common Sorrel | Rumex acetosa | Sorrel |
| Common Tansy | Tanacetum vulgare | |
| Common Verbena | Verbena officinalis | Vervain |
| Common Vervain | Verbena officinalis | Vervain |
| Common Violet | Viola odorata | Violet |
| Coneflower, Eastern Purple | Echinacea purpurea | Echinacea |
| Coneflower, Narrow Leaf | Echinacea angustifolia | Echinacea |
| Coneflower, Purple | Echinacea purpurea | Echinacea |
| Coriander | Coriandrum sativum | |
| Coriander, Roman | Nigella sativa | Roman Coriander |
| Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus | |
| Cornflower | Cichorium intybus | Chicory |
| Cornflower, Common | Cornflower | |
| Cornflower, Mountain | Centaurea montana | Mountain Cornflower |
| Cornflower, Perennial | Centaurea montana | Mountain Cornflower |
| Corn Poppy | Papaver rhoeas | Poppy |
| Corsican Mint | Mentha requienii | |
| Costmary | Tanacetum balsamita | |
| Cotton Lavender | Santolina chamaecyparissus |
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| Coughwort | Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot |
| Cow Bitter | Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy |
| Cowslip | Primula veris | |
| Cowslip, Jerusalem | Pulmonaria officinalis | Lungwort |
| Cramp Bark | Viburnum opulus | Guelder Rose |
| Cranberry, European | Viburnum opulus | Guelder Rose |
| Cranesbill, American | Geranium maculata | Spotted Cranesbill |
| Crane(s)bill, Spotted | Geranium maculata | Spotted Cranesbill |
| Cranesbill, Wild | Geranium maculata | Spotted Cranesbill |
| Cranesbill, Wild | Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert |
| Crape Ginger | Costus speciosus | Crepe Ginger |
| Crepe Ginger | Costus speciosus | |
| Cress, Indian | Trapoaeolum majus | Nasturtium |
| Cretan Oregano | Origanum onites | Pot Marjoram |
| Crimson Bee Balm | Monarda didyma | Bergamot |
| Crocus, Saffron | Crocus sativus | Saffron |
| Cross, Herb of the | Verbena officinalis | Vervain |
| Crown, Priest’s | Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion |
| Crowfoot | Geranium maculata | Spotted Cranesbill |
| Crow Soap | Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort |
| Cultivated Garlic | Allium sativum | Garlic |
| Cumin | Cuminum cyminum | |
| Cumin, Black (Bengali) | Nigella sativa | Roman Coriander |
| Cumin, Black | Bunium persicum | Black Caraway |
| Cumin, Sweet | Pimpinella anisum | Star Anise |
| Cummin | Cuminum cyminum | Cumin |
| Curly Endive | Cichorium endivia | Endive |
| Cyani | Cornflower | |
| Dah or Dah Bleni | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Rosella |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | |
| Dandy | Acinos arvensis | Basil Thyme |
| Deadnettle, White | Lavandula angustifolia | White Deadnettle |
| Devil’s Dung | Ferula assa-foetida | Asafoetida |
| Dhaniya | Coriandrum sativum | Coriander |
| Dung, Devil’s | Ferula assa-foetida | Asafoetida |
| Dill | Anethum graveolens | |
| Dill, Garden | Anethum graveolens | Dill |
| Dill Weed | Anethum graveolens | Dill |
| Dilly | Anethum graveolens | Dill |
| Dock, Spinach | Rumex acetosa | Sorrel |
| Common Sorrel | Rumex acetosa | Sorrel |
| Dog, Spotted | Pulmonaria officinalis | Lungwort |
| Dope | Cannabis sativa | Marijuana |
| Dragon, Little | Artemis dracunculus | French Tarragon |
| Dragon’s Blood | Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert |
| Dragonwort | Artemis dracunculus | French Tarragon |
| Dragonwort | Polygonum bistorta | Bistort |
| Dwarf Juniper | Juniperus communis nana |
Juniper |
| Dyer’s Bugloss | Anchusa tinctoria | Alkanet |
| Dyer’s Saffron | Carthamus tinctorius | Safflower |
Note: If you know some herb I have listed under a different name, please tell me in the comments.
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