Salvia amplexicaulis Lam.

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.

References:

Salvia amplexicaulis Lam. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:455630-1 [Accessed 11.02.2024].

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.