Biology:Salvia occidentalis

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Short description: Species of herb

Salvia occidentalis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. occidentalis
Binomial name
Salvia occidentalis

Salvia occidentalis, the West Indian sage, is a small annual herb native to the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America

The herb typically growing in damp bushy areas between 50 and 1,300 m (160 and 4,270 ft) elevation. It bears 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long pale pink flowers.[1][2]

Notes

  1. Wood, J. R. I.; Harley, R. M. (1989). "The Genus Salvia (Labiatae) in Colombia". Kew Bulletin (Springer) 44 (2): 220. doi:10.2307/4110799. 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Salvia occidentalis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 20 April 2010 }}

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7406848 entry