| Accepted name: |
Salvia officinalis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Common Sage
Sage
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| French names: |
Sauge officinale
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HSALOF
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Leaves and the essential oil are used as spice for various dishes (soups, sauces, conserves, salads, meat, fish, cheese, wine etc.) and for tea. The essential oil is also used in cosmetics, medicinally and for incense(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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