Salvia aegyptiaca L.

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Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.23
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
More
Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses animal food essential oil medicinal
Edible flowers leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents (leaf), Diarrhea (seed), Gonorrhea (seed), Hemorrhage (seed), Collyrium (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Spice (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Salvia aegyptiaca leaf picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Salvia aegyptiaca flower picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Salvia aegyptiaca flower picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Salvia aegyptiaca flower picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Salvia aegyptiaca world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Libya, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Singapore, Somalia, Chad, Tunisia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:455578-1
WFO ID wfo-0000300188
COL ID 6XFRF
BDTFX ID 85438
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia arida Salvia gabrieli Salvia pumila Thymus hirtus Thymus syrticus Melissa perennis Pleudia egyptiaca Salvia aegyptiaca var. intermedia Salvia aegyptiaca