Salvia virgata Jacq.

Wand sage (en), Sauge du Caucase (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 -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The flowers are used as a spice in soup.
Uses essential oil spice
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Uterine neoplasms (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions
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

Salvia virgata unspecified picture

Distribution

Salvia virgata world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77177389-1
WFO ID wfo-0000302613
COL ID 6XGM5
BDTFX ID 81452
INPN ID 717529
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia amplexicaulis Salvia barrelieri Salvia garganica Salvia gigantea Salvia grandidentata Salvia hypanica Salvia quercifolia Salvia similata Salvia virgata Sclarea sibthorpii Salvia oblonga Salvia bauhini Salvia caduca Salvia campestris Salvia extersa Salvia rubra Sclarea virgata Salvia virgata f. campestris Euriples rugosa Salvia affinis Salvia nudicaulis Salvia praecox Salvia sibthorpii Salvia utilis Salvia mollis Salvia virgata var. garganica Salvia virgata var. campestris Salvia caucasica