NameThatPlant.net: Salvia sclarea

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salvia sclarea FAMILY Lamiaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salvia sclarea FAMILY Lamiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Europe sage, clary sage

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salvia sclarea FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salvia sclarea FAMILY Lamiaceae

3569

Forb
Biennial

Habitat: Cultivated as a garden herb, rarely persistent or escaping, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Whitish, lilac
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
2-lipped corolla
Bisexual

FRUIT:

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