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Salvia verbenaca L.
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United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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"Notes: Western Ghats, High, altitude, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America"
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Salvia verbenaca, also known as wild clary or wild sage, is native to the British Isles, the Mediterranean region in Southern Europe, North Africa, and Near East, and in the Caucasus. It can be found as an introduced species that has naturalized in meadows in the Eastern United States.
S. verbenaca is a tall perennial herb with hairy stems and branches that erectly sprawl out. Its leaves are basal and toothed that vary from 3 to 10 cm (1.2 to 3.9 in) long. It has soft purple to violet flowers in mid summer. It is in flower from June to September, and the seeds ripen from July to October. The flowers are bisexual and are pollinated by bees. Some are also cleistogamous and pollinate themselves.
The plant is noted for attracting pollinators and wildlife. It prefers neutral and alkaline soils and needs full sun. This aromatic sage is used as a flavoring in foods and to make tea; the flowers can be added to salads.
Resources[edit]
- USDA treatment -Salvia verbenaca
- R.B.Garden-Sydney: Salvia verbenaca
- Salvia verbenaca - U.K. Floral images
- Ibiblio.org - Salvia verbenaca
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tierra-del-fuego/4108351685/" title="Salvia verbenaca por Рафаэль, en Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/4108351685_46e37ede6e_b.jpg" width="768" height="1024" alt="Salvia verbenaca">
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Rights holder/Author | Rafael Arroyo Castro, Rafael Arroyo Castro |
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United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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"Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri"
Mareotic Sector, North Sinai, Arabian Desert, Galala Desert.
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Rights holder/Author | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, BA Cultnat, Bibliotheca Alexandrina - EOL Ar |
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Canary Islands, Madeira, western Europe to Scotland. Mediterranean region, Transcaucasus, Iraq, Iran; naturalized in America, South Africa and Australia.
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Chile Central
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Rights holder/Author | Pablo Gutierrez, IABIN |
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