Salvia virgata
Salvia virgata (wand sage, southern meadow sage) is a perennial plant that is native to Asia and southeastern Europe. It is considered a noxious weed in many parts of the world.[1]
| Salvia virgata | |
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| Flower of Salvia virgata at the Orto Botanico di Brera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. virgata |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia virgata | |
S. virgata is sometimes included within Salvia pratensis. Flowers grow in whorls of 4–6 with a blue-violet corolla (rarely white) that is 1 to 2 centimetres (0.39 to 0.79 in) long. The ovate to oblong leaves are dull green on the top surface, with the underside covered with glands and thick hairs.[2]
Notes
- "Salvia virgata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- DiTomaso, Joseph M.; Healy, Evelyn A. (2007). WEEDS OF CALIFORNIA AND OTHER WESTERN STATES, Volume 1. ANR Publications. pp. 885–889. ISBN 9781879906693.
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