Salvia discolor Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 1.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows high in the Andes.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Wart (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Salvia discolor unspecified picture

Distribution

Salvia discolor world distribution map, present in Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456109-1
WFO ID wfo-0000300870
COL ID 79H87
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia discolor Salvia bonplandiana Salvia nigricans Salvia mexicana