Sage
Salvia officinalis L.
Order - Lamiales
Family - Lamiaceae
Names:
Salvia
Officinalis
Sage
Other Names:
Summary:
An aromatic perennial herb.
Description:
Cotyledons:
Two.
Leaves:
Aromatic.
Stipules -
Petiole -
Blade -
Stems:
Slender, aromatic.
Flower head:
Flowers:
Ovary -
Calyx -
Perianth -
Sepals -
Petals -
Stamens -
Anthers -
Fruit:
Seeds:
Roots:
Key Characters:
Biology:
Life cycle:
Perennial small shrub.
Physiology:
Reproduction:
By seed.
Flowering times:
Seed Biology and Germination:
Vegetative Propagules:
Hybrids:
Allelopathy:
Population Dynamics and Dispersal:
Spread mainly by intentional planting.
Origin and History:
Mediterranean.
Introduced as a cultivated herb.
Distribution:
ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA.
Not naturalised.
Habitats:
Climate:
Temperate.
Soil:
Plant Associations:
Significance:
Beneficial:
Used as a herb and garnish for human consumption.
Oils.
Medicine.
Ornamental.
Detrimental:
Toxicity:
Not recorded as toxic.
Legislation:
None.
Management and Control:
Sage often suffers from mildew.
Thresholds:
Eradication strategies:
Herbicide resistance:
Biological Control:
Related plants:
Red Salvia (Salvia coccinea)
Mintweed (Salvia reflexa)
Wild Sage (Salvia verbenaca)
Plants of similar appearance:
References:
Lazarides, M. and Hince, B. (1993). CSIRO handbook of economic plants of Australia. (CSIRO, Melbourne).1083.2.
Acknowledgments:
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