Salvia carduacea Benth.

Thistle sage (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A thistle like herb. It is hairy. It grows 60 cm high. The leaves are oblong and 8-15 cm long. The leaves have teeth and are spiny.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.65
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sandy and gravelly places; at elevations up to 1,350 metres. Open grassy places.
More
It is a warm temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 8.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

The roasted seeds are ground into flour. They are added to wheat to improve the flavour. They are also used to make a cooling drink.
Uses food medicinal spice
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Tea (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 17
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Salvia carduacea unspecified picture

Distribution

Salvia carduacea world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:455888-1
WFO ID wfo-0000300598
COL ID 6XFJF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia carduacea Salvia gossypina