Is Yerba a Real Place?

Yerba is a fictional country that Dan Schneider thought up. It could also be a connotation to Yerba Buena Island.

What country is Yerba based on?

Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is a native plant in subtropical regions in South America. Infusions of powder of yerba mate leaves are widely consumed, mainly as chimarrão or mate (warm or hot) and tererê (cold) [1] in Argentina, southern of Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Is there an island called Yerba?

Officially, the island was called Yerba Buena Island until 1895, when the United States Board on Geographic Names changed it to Goat Island. During the gold rush, a large number of goats were pastured there, and the name Goat Island came into popular use. The name was changed back to Yerba Buena Island in 1931.