Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Salvia// Species: Salvia amplexicaulis Lam.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Hedge in Tutin et al. (1972) and Matevski in Matevski (2021).
Habitat: Grasslands and pastures, clearings and edges of oak forests, rocky terrains, river gorges.
Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Lifeform: Perrenial – hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring- summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Salvia amplexicaulis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – verticillasters – flowers buds and bracts. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – lower leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – lower leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – stem with villous indumentum. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – stem with villous indumentum. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – stem with villous indumentum. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – stem with villous indumentum. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Salvia amplexicaulis – stem with villous indumentum. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.