Salvia sclarea L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Salvia// Species: Salvia sclarea L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Habitat: Found in open habitats – grassland and disturbed ground- alongside roads, wasteland, 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.

Lifeform: Biennial to perennial according to Tutin et al. (1972). The populations in the Osogovo region show a biennial life cycle.

Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).

References:

Salvia sclarea L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:457210-1 [Accessed 13.07.2021].

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.