Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Salvia// Species: Salvia sclarea L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Hedge in Tutin et al. (1972) and Matevski in Matevski (2021).
Habitat: Grasslands/ hill pastures, alongside woods and clearings of oak forests, alongside roads, ruderal areas, near settlements. Occasionally cultivated as garden plant.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Lifeform: Biennial or perennial plant.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Salvia sclarea – habit. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – habit. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – habit. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – inflorescence with verticillasters. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – flowers and bracts. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – flowers and bracts. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – spent flowers and bracts. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – spent flowers and bract. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – stem with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – stem with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – leaves. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near village of Shtalkovica, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – habit. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salvia sclarea – habit. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salvia sclarea – habit. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salvia sclarea – inflorescence. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salvia sclarea – verticillasters with flowers and bracts. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – verticillasters with flowers and bracts. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – flowers and bracts. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – flowers and bracts. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – spent verticillasters. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia sclarea – upper cauline leaves. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salvia sclarea – stem with cauline leaves. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Salvia sclarea – basal leaf. Hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Salvia L. Hedge, I.C. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 188 – 192.
Salvia L. Matevski, V. in Matevski, V. The Flora of the RN Macedonia. Vol II, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje 397 – 416.
