Biology:Salvia reflexa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. reflexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvia reflexa Hornem.[1]
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Salvia reflexa, the lanceleaf sage,[1] Rocky Mountain sage,[1] blue sage,[1] lambsleaf sage,[1] sage mint[1] or mintweed,[2] is an annual subshrub native to the United States and Mexico and introduced to Argentina, Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand.[3]
It reaches 4-28 inches (10–71 cm) in height with small, opposite, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic leaves up to two inches (5 cm) long. The flowers grow in whorls, and are pale blue to dark blue and bloom from Summer to Autumn. Salvia reflexa is found in pastures and prairies and can be toxic to cattle, sheep and goats due to its accumulation of nitrates.[4] Poisoning is not common, and reported cases are limited to animals eating contaminated hay. Symptoms of toxicity are muscular weakness, diarrhea, and colic.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Salvia reflexa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SARE3.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Salvia reflexa | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2008-06-17 }}
- ↑ "Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses - Lance-leaf sage". www.kswildflower.org. http://www.kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=357.
- ↑ "Texas Toxic Plants". http://texnat.tamu.edu/cmplants/toxic/plants/lanceleaf.html.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7155221 entry
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