Salvia aethiopis L.

Mediterranean sage (en), Sauge d'Éthiopie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Steppes, meadows on mountain slopes, dry stony and clayey places, chalk and limestone outcrops, plowed fields and pastures.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The unripe fruit is eaten. The leaves are cooked with yoghurt. The stems are peeled and eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves stems
Therapeutic use Sore (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings 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

Habit

Salvia aethiopis habit picture by Balázs Heizler (cc-by-sa)
Salvia aethiopis habit picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Salvia aethiopis habit picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Salvia aethiopis leaf picture by Víctor Huete (cc-by-sa)
Salvia aethiopis leaf picture by Aig Garcia (cc-by-sa)
Salvia aethiopis leaf picture by Tarmorin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Salvia aethiopis flower picture by CG Rosa (cc-by-sa)
Salvia aethiopis flower picture by Esther Vsoria (cc-by-sa)
Salvia aethiopis flower picture by Santos Jesus (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Salvia aethiopis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:455581-1
WFO ID wfo-0000300194
COL ID 6XG3G
BDTFX ID 60108
INPN ID 120619
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Salvia lanata Sclarea lanata Salvia idanensis Salvia leuconeura Aethiopis vera Sclarea aethiopis Salvia kochiana Salvia aethiopis