Herb

In World of Warcraft, herb can mean one of three things:

1. A plant or part of a plant that usually serves as an ingredient in some profession (usually Alchemy) but sometimes has some other use, as with certain quest items and the reagents for a druid's [Rebirth] spell.
2. A plant resource node which can be harvested by those with the Herbalism profession to gain the above item or items.
3. The act of harvesting such a resource with Herbalism. This is used primarily in reference to "herb skinning": the harvesting of herbs from the corpses of plant monsters.

Below is a table of all nodes that those with the herbalism profession may loot, the color code at different skill levels, what they yield, and where they are primarily found.

For a listing of what herbs are in each area see Herbs by Area.

Herb info

Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor

Since Patch 6.0.2, most classic herb nodes are accessible to anyone even with a skill of 1. However, low-skilled players will acquire petals, stems, leafs or brambles instead of the full item.

Node	Orange	Yellow	Green	Gray	Normal Loot	Low-Skill Loot (combine 10)	iLvl	Zones found	Habitat
[Peacebloom]	1	25	50	100	1-3x		5	Level 1-20 zones	Open areas
[Silverleaf]	1	25	50	100	1-3x		5	Level 1-20 zones	Near trees
[Bloodthistle]	1	25	50	100	1-3x		5	Eversong Woods
[Earthroot]	1	40	75+	115	1-3x		5	Level 1-20 zones	Mountains and hills
[Mageroyal]	1	75	100	150	1-3x 1-2x (~20%)		5	Level 10+ zones
[Briarthorn]	85	95	120	170	1-3x 1-2x (~40%)	[Briarthorn Bramble]	15	Level 10+ zones	Near trees
[Stranglekelp]	85	110	135	185	1-3x	[Stranglekelp Blade]	20	Thousand Needles; Level 10+ coastal areas, inland waters
[Bruiseweed]	85	125	150	200	1-3x	[Bruiseweed Stem]	20	Level 10+ zones near houses
[Grave Moss]	105	150	170	220	1-3x	[Grave Moss Leaf]	24	Duskwood, Wetlands, Hillsbrad, Arathi	Graves and tombs
[Wild Steelbloom]	115	140	165	215	1-3x	[Wild Steelbloom Petal]	22	Level 20+ zones	Mountains and hills
[Kingsblood]	125	155	175	225	1-3x	[Kingsblood Petal]	24	Level 20+ zones
[Liferoot]	150	175	200	250	1-3x	[Liferoot Stem]	30	Level 20+ zones	River and pond shores
[Fadeleaf]	150	175	200	250	1-3x	[Fadeleaf Petal]	32	Level 25+ zones	Near bushes
[Goldthorn]	150	195	220	270	1-3x	[Goldthorn Bramble]	34	Level 25+ zones	Mountains and hills
[Khadgar's Whisker]	160	185	210	260	1-3x	[Khadgar's Whisker Stem]	37	Level 25+ zones
[Dragon's Teeth]	195	225	245	295	1-3x	[Dragon's Teeth Stem]	39	Badlands, previously called  [Wintersbite]	Scar of the Worldbreaker
[Firebloom]	205	235	255	305	1-3x	[Firebloom Petal]	41	Badlands, Burning Steppes, Searing Gorge, Tanaris
[Purple Lotus]	210	235	260	310	1-3x 1x (~10%)	[Purple Lotus Petal]	42	Felwood	Near Elven ruins
[Sungrass]	230	255	280	330	1-3x	[Sungrass Stalk]	46	Level 40+ zones	Open areas
[Blindweed]	235	260	285	335	1-3x	[Blindweed Stem]	47	Feralas, Hinterlands, Un'Goro, WPL, Zangarmarsh
[Ghost Mushroom]	245	270	295	345	1x	[Ghost Mushroom Cap]	47	Un'Goro, Zangarmarsh	Caves
[Gromsblood]	250	275	300	350	1-3x	[Gromsblood Leaf]	50	Felwood, Blasted Lands, Desolace, Ashenvale
[Golden Sansam]	260	280	310	360	1-3x	[Golden Sansam Leaf]	52	Level 45+ zones, Hellfire Peninsula, Zangarmarsh near trees
[Dreamfoil]	270	295	320	370	1-3x	[Dreamfoil Blade]	54	Level 45+ zones, Hellfire Peninsula, Zangarmarsh
[Mountain Silversage]	280	305	330	380	1-3x	[Mountain Silversage Stalk]	56	Winterspring, Un'Goro, Blasted Lands, Silithus, Hellfire Peninsula	Mountains and hills
[Sorrowmoss]	285	310	335	385	1-3x	[Sorrowmoss Leaf]	57	Swamp of Sorrows; previously  [Plaguebloom]
[Icecap]	290	315	340	370	1-3x	[Icecap Petal]	58	Winterspring
[Black Lotus]	300	>345	<375	400	1x		60	Silithus, Blasted Lands, Winterspring, Eastern Plaguelands
Blacker Lotus	300	?	?	?	3-5x		60	Eastern Plaguelands	Garden in Light's Hope Chapel

• Note:  [Swiftthistle] does not have nodes but is sometimes found in  [Briarthorn] and  [Mageroyal] nodes. Similarly,  [Wildvine] does not have nodes but is sometimes found in  [Purple Lotus] nodes.
• The nodes for  [Arthas' Tears] have been removed from the game.

Outland and Isle of Quel'Danas

Node	Orange	Yellow	Green	Gray	Loot		iLvl	Zones Found
[Felweed]	300	325	350	400	1-3x	1-2x (15%) 1x (10%) 1x (1.5%)	60	All Outland zones
[Dreaming Glory]	315	340	365	415	1-3x	1-3x (15%) 1x (2%)	60	All Outland zones
[Ragveil]	325	350	?	425	1-3x	1-3x (15%) 1x (2%)	65	Zangarmarsh
[Flame Cap]	335	352	?	435	1-2x	1x (2%)	67	Zangarmarsh
[Terocone]	325	350	<419	425	1-3x	1-3x (15%) 1x (3%)	60	TF, wooded areas of SMV
[Ancient Lichen]	340	?	?	440	1-3x	1x (1.5%)	68	Inside dungeons
[Netherbloom]	350	375	?	450	1-3x	1-3x (15%) 1x (3%)	70	Netherstorm
Netherdust Bush	350	<394	<401	450	1-3x 1x (1%)	1-3x (15%) 1x (2%)	70	Netherwing areas of SMV
[Nightmare Vine]	365	390	<419	465	1-3x 1x (10%)	1x (3%)	70	SMV, HFP, IQD
[Mana Thistle]	375	<415	425	475	1-2x	1-3x (15%) 1x (3%)	70	Outland level 70 areas, IQD
[Fel Lotus]	-	-	-	-	N/A		70	All Outland herb spawns

Northrend

Node	Orange	Yellow	Green	Gray	Loot		iLvl	Zones
[Goldclover]	350	380	<420	450	1-3x	1-3x (35%) 1-3x (21%) 1x (5%)	72	BT, DB, GH, HF, SB
[Fire Leaf]	360	385	?	?	2-3x 2-3x	1-3x (20%) 1x (5%)	75	BT (Steam Pools)
[Tiger Lily]	375	400	425	?	1-3x	1-3x (35%) 1-3x (22%) 1x (5%)	72	Near water in BT, GH, HF, SB
[Talandra's Rose]	385	?	?	?	1-3x	1-3x (35%) 1-3x (21%) 1x (5%)	72	GH, ZD (southern half)
Frozen Herb	400	425	?	?	1-3x (60%) 1-3x (20%) 1-3x (~20%)		72	DB, WG, ZD (northeast)
[Adder's Tongue]	400	?	?	?	1-3x	1-3x (25%) 1-3x (5%)	77	SB, Gundrak, Drak'Tharon Keep
[Deadnettle]	-	-	-	-	N/A		72	Other Northrend herb nodes
[Lichbloom]	425	?	?	525	1-3x	1-3x (25%) 1-3x (5%)	80	IC, SP, WG
[Icethorn]	435	?	?	535	1-3x	1-3x (26%) 1-3x (5%)	80	IC, SP, WG
[Frost Lotus]	450	?	?	?	1-2x	1-3x (33%) 1-3x (27%)	80	WG, other Northrend herb nodes

Cataclysm

All Cataclysm nodes seem to have ~30% chance of having 1-4  [Volatile Life] and ~10% chance of having 1  [Lifegiving Seed].

Node	Orange	Yellow	Green	Gray	Loot	iLvl	Zones
[Cinderbloom]	425	450	475	525	2-4x	81	Hyjal, DH, Uldum, TH, TB, TBP
[Azshara's Veil]	425	450	475	525	2-5x	82	Vashj'ir, Hyjal (in water), TBP
[Stormvine]	425	450	475	525	2-5x	82	Vashj'ir, Hyjal
[Heartblossom]	475	500	515	525	2-4x	83	Deepholm
[Whiptail]	500	525	530	535	2-4x	84	Near water in Uldum, Tol Barad
[Twilight Jasmine]	525	?	530	?	2-5x	85	Twilight Highlands

Pandaria

Node	Orange	Yellow	Green	Gray	Loot		iLvl	Zones
[Green Tea Leaf]	500	525	540	550	2-9x	2-3x (10%) 1x (7%)	85	Grassy areas throughout Pandaria
[Rain Poppy]	525	550	565	<585	2-9x	2-3x (10%) 1x (7%)	85	Near water in JF, VEB
[Silkweed]	545	570	585	595	2-9x	2-3x (10%) 1x (7%)	86	Near water in VFW, KW, VS
[Snow Lily]	575	600	?	<615	2-9x	2-3x (10%) 1x (7%)	87	Snowy areas of KLS, TS
[Fool's Cap]	600	<605	610	615	2-9x	2-3x (10%) 1x (7%)	88	Inside caves, near water in DW, TS
[Golden Lotus]	550	600	?	?	2-9x	2-3x (10%) 1x (7%)	90	Randomly replaces any other spawn
Sha-Touched Herb	575	?	?	600	2-4x (33%) 2-9x (32%) 2-9x (18%)	2-8x (15%) 1-5x (1%)	-	Sha-touched areas in DW, KLS, VFW, JF
[Desecrated Herb]	-	-	-	-	N/A		85	From Sha-Touched Herb

Draenor

Node	Orange	Yellow	Green	Gray	Loot	iLvl	Zones
[Frostweed]	1	?	?	700	1x	100
[Starflower]	1	?	?	700	1x	100
[Fireweed]	1	?	?	700	1x	100
[Gorgrond Flytrap]	1	?	?	700	1x	100
[Talador Orchid]	1	?	?	700	1x	100
[Nagrand Arrowbloom]	1	?	?	700	?-?x	100

Broken Isles

Node	Orange	Yellow	Green	Gray	Loot	iLvl	Zones
[Aethril]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Astral Glory]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Dreamleaf]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Fjarnskaggl]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Foxflower]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Starlight Rose]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Felwort]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Aethril Seed]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Dreamleaf Seed]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Fjarnskaggl Seed]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Foxflower Seed]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Starlight Rose Seed]	1	?	?	700	1x	101
[Yseralline Seed]	1	?	?	700	1x	101

Battle for Azeroth

Kul Tiran / Zandalari Herbalism

Herb	Rank 1		Rank 2		Rank 3		Difficulty				Loot	iLvl	Zones
	Recipe Link	Source	Recipe Link	Source	Recipe Link	Source	Orange	Yellow	Green	Gray
[Akunda's Bite]	Rank 1	Taught from trainer at 1 skill	Rank 2	Quest:Giving Back to Nature	Rank 3	?	1	?	?	?	?x	110
[Riverbud]	Rank 1		Rank 2	Quest:Emergency Transplants	Rank 3	?	1	?	?	?	?x	110
[Sea Stalk]	Rank 1		Rank 2	Quest:Cultural Significance	Rank 3	Quest:Gathering Momentos	1	?	?	?	?x	110
[Siren's Pollen]	Rank 1		Rank 2	Quest:Learn From the Best	Rank 3	?	1	?	?	?	?x	110
[Star Moss]	Rank 1		Rank 2	Quest:Here in Spirit	Rank 3	?	1	?	?	?	?x	110
[Winter's Kiss]	Rank 1		Rank 2	Quest:Can't Teach on an Empty Stomach	Rank 3	?	1	?	?	?	?x	110
[Anchor Weed]	Rank 1	Taught from trainer at 25 skill	Rank 2	Quest:Seeking More Knowledge	Rank 3	?	25	?	?	?	?x	110

Notes

• A full list of all plants ever mentioned in the lore has been compiled here.