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Salvia viridis L.

Annual clary (en), Sauge verte (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

An annual herb. It grows 45-50 cm high and 20-25 cm wide. The leaves are pale green and oval or oblong. They have a rounded or heart-shaped base. They have long stalks and fine teeth. The flowers are surrounded by bracts 4 cm long that are pink, purple or white with darker veins.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It suits warm temperate places. It is frost hardy. It grows in dry habitats and grassy places. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.
More
Rocky places and other dry habitats, always on limestone. Dry stony slopes, dry fields.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The leaves have been added to salads, soups and used as cooked greens. They are used as a sage and as a potherb. The seeds are eaten fried with honey. They are also used as a condiment. The seeds are the source of an essential oil used for flavouring wines and beers.
Uses environmental use essential oil medicinal potherb
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Periodontal diseases (leaf), Liqueur (unspecified), Spice (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode 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

Habit

Salvia viridis habit picture by laurent boniface (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Salvia viridis leaf picture by Ricardo Pérez (cc-by-sa)
Salvia viridis leaf picture by Alessia Ottria (cc-by-sa)
Salvia viridis leaf picture by kon nik (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Salvia viridis flower picture by laurent boniface (cc-by-sa)
Salvia viridis flower picture by laurent boniface (cc-by-sa)
Salvia viridis flower picture by babalos stefanos (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Salvia viridis world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Brazil, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:457515-1
WFO ID wfo-0000302616
COL ID 79GLY
BDTFX ID 60230
INPN ID 120704
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia colorata Salvia horminum Salvia rosani Horminum coloratum Ormilis horminum Ormilis viridis Salvia spielmannii Salvia truncata Sclarea viridis Salvia intercedens Horminum sativum Horminum viride Flipanta ovata Salvia dolichorrhiza Salvia comosa Salvia horminum var. viridis Salvia horminum var. intermedia Salvia horminum var. hypoleuca Salvia horminum var. angustifolia Salvia viridis var. comata Salvia viridis
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