Salvia viridis L.

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

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

Habitat: Found in open habitats – grasslands and pastures.

Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Lifeform: Annual – therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring- summer: APR, MAY,JUN.

Salvia viridis– habitat. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– bracts. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– terminal part of inflorescence with upper verticillasters and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– developing vertcillasters with bracts. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– verticillasters. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– flowers . Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– spent verticillasters. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis– lower part of plant with basal and cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of “Beli”, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis – habit (left) and inflorescence with vertcillasters and bracts (right). Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia viridis – lower part of plant with basal and cauline leaves. Osogovo Mountains, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Salvia viridis L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:457515-1 [Accessed 05.12.2021].

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.

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