Sage

Sage

Salvia officinalis L.

Order - Lamiales

Family - Lamiaceae

Names:

Salvia

Officinalis

Sage

Other Names:

Summary:

An aromatic perennial herb.

Description:

Cotyledons:

Two.

Leaves:

Aromatic.

Stipules -

Petiole -

Blade -

Stems:

Slender, aromatic.

Flower head:

Flowers:

Ovary -

Calyx -

Perianth -

Sepals -

Petals -

Stamens -

Anthers -

Fruit:

Seeds:

Roots:

Key Characters:

Biology:

Life cycle:

Perennial small shrub.

Physiology:

Reproduction:

By seed.

Flowering times:

Seed Biology and Germination:

Vegetative Propagules:

Hybrids:

Allelopathy:

Population Dynamics and Dispersal:

Spread mainly by intentional planting.

Origin and History:

Mediterranean.

Introduced as a cultivated herb.

Distribution:

ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA.

Habitats:

Climate:

Temperate.

Soil:

Plant Associations:

Significance:

Beneficial:

Used as a herb and garnish for human consumption.

Oils.

Medicine.

Ornamental.

Detrimental:

Toxicity:

Not recorded as toxic.

Legislation:

None.

Management and Control:

Sage often suffers from mildew.

Thresholds:

Eradication strategies:

Herbicide resistance:

Biological Control:

Related plants:

Red Salvia (Salvia coccinea)

Mintweed (Salvia reflexa)

Wild Sage (Salvia verbenaca)

Plants of similar appearance:

References:

Lazarides, M. and Hince, B. (1993). CSIRO handbook of economic plants of Australia. (CSIRO, Melbourne).1083.2.

Acknowledgments:

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