The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Herb Locations Guide

Want to know the locations of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt herbs to make all your potions, bombs, and decoctions? Then look no further!

by Venisia Gonzalez

When it comes to Alchemy there's always one important thing to remember, ingredients. In this guide, you'll learn the locations to the herbs found throughout The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Learn what type, areas, and additional information about them to make your alchemy crafting easier.

Be sure to check here for more guides to help you achieve success throughout your journey. The Guide to the Alchemy Skill Tree can be used in combination to this one as you build up your character.

Here in this guide you'll find herbs for the locations in:

Also:

Other Known Ingredients

Kaer Mohren

Name	Type	Location	Addtl. Info.
Arenaria	Flower Bush	Fields	Found in sunny fields
Balisse Fruit	Plant	Fields	N/A
Beggartick Blossoms	Flower Bush	Fields, Swamps	N/A
Berbercane Fruit	Berries	Mountains, Swamps	N/A
Blowbill	Field Plant	Fields	Grows in sunny locations
Bloodmoss	Moss	Swamps, Rocks, Caves, Mountains	N/A
Buckthorn	Seaweed/Coral	Underwater Only	May attract Monsters
Byronia	Vine	Walls, Rock Faces	N/A
Celandine	Small	Fields, Forests	N/A
Cortinarius	Mushroom	Forests	N/A
Crows Eye	Tall Bush	Fields, Barren	N/A
Fools Parsley Leaves	Tall Weed	Fields, Next to roads	Grows in groups
Ginatia Petals	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Han	Weed	Fields	Near other herbs/foliage
Hellebore Petals	Small	Forests	N/A
Honeysuckle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Hop Umbels	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Hornwort	Moss	Moist, Rocky Terrain, and Underwater	N/A
Longrube	Mushroom	Fields, Rocky Terrain, Caves	N/A
Mandrake Root	Flower	Forests, Fields	N/A
Moleyarrow	Tall Leaves	Fields, Homes, Swamps	N/A
Nostrix	Wall Vine	Rock Faces, Walls	N/A
Pigskin Puffball	Mushroom	Forests, Caves	N/A
Pringrape	Leafy Plant	Forests, Fields	Sold by Herbalists and Druids
Ribleaf	Small, leafy	Cultivated Terrain	Grows in multiple regions
Ranogrin	Small, Stocks	Forests, Fields	N/A
Sewant Mushrooms	Mushroom	Crypts, Caves, Mines, Dungeons	N/A
Verbena	Herb	Fields	N/A
White Myrtle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Wolfsbane	Tall Flower	Forests, Fields, Mountains	N/A

White Orchard

Name	Type	Location	Addtl. Info.
Arenaria	Flower Bush	Cultivated Terrain	N/A
Balisse Fruit	Plant	Fields	N/A
Barbercane Fruit	Berries	Swamps, Mountains	N/A
Blowbill	Field Plant	Fields	Grows in sunny areas
Bryonia	Vine	Rock Faces, Walls	N/A
Buckthorn	Seaweed/Coral	Underwater Only	May attract Monsters
Celandine	Small	Forests, Fields	N/A
Cortinarius	Mushroom	Forests	N/A
Crows Eye	Tall Bush	Fields, Barren	N/A
Fools Parsley Leaves	Tall Weed	Fields, Next to roads	Grows in groups
Hellebore Petals	Small	Forests	N/A
Honeysuckle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Hop Umbels	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Ribleaf	Small, Leafy	Cultivated Terrain	Grows in multiple areas
Verbena	Herb	Fields	N/A
White Myrtle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Wolfsbane	Tall Flowers	Forests, Fields, Mountains	N/A

Velen

Name	Type	Location	Addtl. Info.
Beggartick Blossoms	Medium Bush	Swamps, Fields	N/A
Bloodmoss	Moss	Shoreside	N/A
Buckthorn	Seaweed/Coral	Underwater Only	May attract Monsters
Celandine	Small	Forests, Fields	N/A
Cortinarius	Mushroom	Crypts, Caves, Mines, Dungeons	N/A
Fools Parsley Leaves	Tall Weed	Fields, Next to roads	Grows in groups
Ginatia Petals	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Han	Weed	Fields	Near be found near other Herbs/Foliage
Hellebore Petals	Small	Forests	N/A
Hop Umbels	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Hornwort	Moss	Moist, Rocky Terrain, and Underwater	N/A
Moleyarrow	Tall Leaves	Homes, Swamps, Fields	N/A
Pringrape	Leafy Plant	Forests, Fields	Can also be sold by Herbalists and Druids
Ribleaf	Small, Leafy	Cultivated Terrain	Grows in multiple regions
Sewant Mushrooms	Mushroom	Crypts, Caves, Mines, Dungeons	N/A
White Myrtle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Wolfsbane	Tall Flowers	Forests, Mountains, Fields	N/A

Novigrad

Name	Type	Location	Addtl. Info.
Arenaria	Flower Bush	Fields	Sunny Fields
Balisse Fruit	Plant	Fields	N/A
Barbercane Fruit	Berries	Swamps, Mountains	N/A
Beggartick Blossoms	Flower Bush	Swamps, Fields	N/A
Bloodmoss	Moss	Rocks, Caves, Swamps, Mountains	N/A
Blowbill	Field Plant	Fields	Sunny areas
Bryonia	Vine	Rock Faces, Walls	N/A
Buckthorn	Seaweed/Coral	Underwater Only	May attract Monsters
Celandine	Small	Forests, Fields	N/A
Cortinarius	Mushroom	Forests	N/A
Crows Eye	Tall Bush	Fields, Barren	N/A
Fools Parsley Leaves	Tall Weed	Fields, Next to roads	Grows in groups
Ginatia Petals	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Han	Weed	Fields	Found near other Herbs/Foliage
Hellebore Petals	Small	Forests	N/A
Honeysuckle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Hop Umbels	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Hornwort	Moss	Moist, Rocky Terrain, and Underwater	N/A
Longrube	Mushroom	Caves, Fields, Rocky Terrain	N/A
Mandrake Root	Flower	Forests, Fields	N/A
Moleyarrow	Tall Leaves	Homes, Swamps, Fields	N/A
Nostrix	Wall Vine	Rock Faces, Walls	N/A
Pigskin Puffball	Mushroom	Caves, Forests	N/A
Pringrape	Leafy Plant	Forests, Fields	Also sold by Herbalists and Druids
Ranogrin	Small, Stocks	Forests, Fields	N/A
Ribleaf	Small, Leafy	Cultivated Terrain	Grows in multiple regions
Sewant Mushrooms	Mushroom	Caves	N/A
Verbena	Herb	Fields	N/A
White Myrtle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Wolfsbane	Tall Flowers	Forests, Fields, Mountains	N/A

Skellige

Name	Type	Location	Addtl. Info.
Arenaria	Flower Bush	Fields	Fields that receive lots of sunlight
Balisse Fruit	Plant	Fields	N/A
Barbercane Fruit	Berries	Swamps, Mountains	N/A
Beggartick Blossoms	Flower Bush	Swamps, Fields	N/A
Bloodmoss	Moss	Caves, Rocks, Swamps, Mountains	N/A
Blowbill	Field Plant	Fields	N/A
Bryonia	Vine	Rock Faces, Walls	N/A
Buckthorn	Seaweed/Coral	Underwater Only	May attract Monsters
Celandine	Small	Forests, Fields	N/A
Cortinarius	Mushroom	Forests	N/A
Crows Eye	Tall Bush	Fields, Barren	N/A
Fools Parsley Leaves	Tall Weed	Fields, Next to roads	Grows in groups
Ginatia Petals	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Han	Weed	Fields	Found near other Herbs/Foliage
Hellebore Petals	Small	Forests	N/A
Honeysuckle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Hop Umbels	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Hornwort	Moss	Moist, Rocky Terrain, and Underwater	N/A
Longrube	Mushroom	Rocky Terrain, Caves, Fields	N/A
Mandrake Root	Flower	Forests, Fields	N/A
Moleyarrow	Tall Leaves	Homes, Swamps, Fields	N/A
Nostrix	Wall Vine	Rock Faces, Walls	N/A
Pigskin Puffball	Mushroom	Caves, Forests	N/A
Pringrape	Leafy Plant	Forests, Fields	Also sold by Herbalists and Druids
Ranogrin	Small, Stocks	Forests, Fields	N/A
Ribleaf	Small, Leafy	Cultivated Terrain	Grows in multiple regions
Sewant Mushrooms	Mushroom	Caves	N/A
Verbena	Herb	Fields	N/A
White Myrtle	Large Bush	Fields	N/A
Wolfsbane	Tall Flowers	Mountains, Forests, Fields	N/A

Other Known Ingredients

Name
Allspice
Bison Grass
Ergot Seeds
Green Mold
Mistletoe

More will follow in my Potions, Bombs, and Decoctions Guide coming soon which will include a complete list of the game's alchemy items and everything you need to make them.

Hope this helps. Don't forget to check through The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Master Guide List for more helpful guides, tips, and tricks to assist you throughout your journey.

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Published May. 27th 2015

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Alaska_5000
August 11, 2015, 4:59 pm

Actually mistletoe does in fact grow in the wild. There are 3 plants in the cemetary just outside the pellar's hut. There is another plant in the stone rings on Fyke Island, I gather in those areas in the early game. To me it appears that mistletoe is found primarily in grave/cemetary areas. There is quite a bit scattered across Skellige.

Allspice has never grown natively in the Witcher games, it has always been a random drop or purchased item. Green Mold is usually found in caves/sewers, at least it was in the previous games, but I can't recall having found any in any of my Witcher 3 playthroughs to date. Bison Grass and Ergot Seeds can be purchased from herbalists or received as a rare random drop from chests/monsters. Since they are random, then no, there isn't a specific chest location or monster I have found; however, the game's randomizer appears to be set to increase the probability of a drop in the Skellige region over the Velen/Novigrad regions.
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Venisia Gonzalez
August 11, 2015, 5:04 pm

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I did not know mistletoe grew in the wild, so thank you as I have not stumbled across it growing.
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Long John Silver
July 29, 2015, 2:33 pm

So, mistletoe, ergot seeds etc can't be picked in the wild..?
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Venisia Gonzalez
July 29, 2015, 3:42 pm

Featured Columnist

Mistletoe can be purchased or looted. I have found it once it one spot in Skellige but haven't since to claim it's "really" there.

Ergot seeds are purchased or dropped from specific monsters (which I cannot remember which).
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Venisia Gonzalez
August 11, 2015, 5:09 pm

Featured Columnist

I stand corrected. Apparently mistletoe does grow in the wild according to another player. I have not stumbled across it myself but now I will venture out in search to verify this.

According to
"... mistletoe does in fact grow in the wild. There are 3 plants in the cemetary just outside the pellar's hut. There is another plant in the stone rings on Fyke Island, I gather in those areas early [in the] game. To me it appears that mistletoe is found primarily in grave/cemetary areas. There is quite a bit scattered [throughout] Skellige."
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Derpo_9837
June 29, 2015, 9:32 pm

USELESS. If there aren't actual map locations this info is 100% pointless.