Silver sage

Silver sage
	Silver sage ( Salvia argentea ), illustration
Systematics
	Euasterids I
Order :	Mint family (Lamiales)
Family :	Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Subfamily :	Nepetoideae
Genre :	Sage ( salvia )
Type :	Silver sage
Scientific name
	Salvia argentea
	L.

The Salvia argentea or silver leaf-sage ( Salvia argentea , Syn. : Salvia Aethiopis . Bread non L. , Salvia candidissima . Cast non Vahl ) is a plant from the genus sage ( Salvia ) in the family of Labiatae (Lamiaceae).

description

The silver sage is an herbaceous plant with an unpleasant smell. The stem is hairy and leafless. The blade of the leaves is ovate and 6 to 9 cm long and 3 to 6 cm wide; towards the top, the wooliness and size decrease.

The flowering period is June and July. The crown of the flower is white, sometimes pink or yellowish.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 22.

Distribution and location

The silver sage grows in the Mediterranean area including North Africa , less often in France ; to the east the occurrences extend to Bulgaria and Turkey.

The sage prefers dry fallow land and meadows as a place of growth . At favorable locations, it spreads by self-sowing.

literature

Jelitto / Schacht / Simon: Die Freilandschmuckstauden , p. 807, Verlag Eugen Ulmer & Co., 5th edition 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3265-6

Individual evidence

^ Salvia argentea at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
↑ Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Salvia argentea. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved January 14, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Silver Sage - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[IPCN-1] Salvia argentea at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[WCSP-2] Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Salvia argentea. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved January 14, 2018.