E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Salvia nemorosa L.
wood sage
Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Salvia nemorosa
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial herb from a rhizome; stems erect, 40-80 cm tall, branched, 4-angled, densely felted with white, woolly hairs.

Leaves:
Opposite, lanceolate to oblong, 5-10 cm long, narrowed at the base, the margins toothed, the teeth mostly hidden by the dense hairs.

Flowers:
Inflorescence a dense, white-woolly spike; corollas tubular, purple, 12-14 mm long, woolly-hairy; calyces tubular, the teeth hidden by the dense hairs.

Fruits:
Nutlets, 4 clustered together.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Dry roadsides and waste places in the steppe zone; rare in S BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; introduced from Europe.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Salvia sylvestris

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the Missouri Botanical Garden
Vascular Plant Type Database, New York Botanical Gardens
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
Burke Museum of Natural History: Range and Status
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer

Additional Photo Sources

Burke Museum of Natural History's Image Collection
UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
Flickr Image Search

Related Databases

The Global Invasive Species Database
FDA Poisonous Plant Database

General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2019. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 14/12/2019 12:36:03 PM ]

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