Salvia multicaulis Vahl

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.18 - 0.38
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry scrub, steppe and rocky limestone slopes to 2600 metres.
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The leaves are boiled with water and sugar to make a tea like drink.
Uses essential oil medicinal tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
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°) -10
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Salvia multicaulis unspecified picture

Distribution

Salvia multicaulis world distribution map, present in Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Palau, Singapore, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456747-1
WFO ID wfo-0000301657
COL ID 79GP9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Arischrada multicaulis Salvia multicaulis Salvia rascheyana Salvia bodeana Salvia szovitsiana Schraderia acetabulosa Salvia pinardi Stiefia multicaulis