Salvia mexicana L.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
More
Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-11

Usage

The seeds are used to make a drink.
Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Wart (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
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Salvia mexicana unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456691-1
WFO ID wfo-0000301583
COL ID 79GQ8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia amethystina Salvia papilionacea Sclarea mexicana Salvia mexicana Salvia lupulina Hemistegia mexicana Salvia mexicana f. minor Salvia mexicana var. major Salvia mexicana var. minor Jungia altissima Salvia mexicana var. mexicana Salvia nitidifolia