Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Salvia// Species: Salvia verticillata L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).
Habitat: Grasslands and pastures, disturbed ground, alongside roads. From the lowland up to c. 1500 m altitude.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran and Altay (Russia) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Lifeform: Perrenial – hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring- summer: MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG.
Salvia verticillata – habit. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – verticillasters with flowers. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – vertcillasters with flowers. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – leaf. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – stem with leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia verticillata – leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 