Lamiaceae FAMILY

Salvia carduacea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salvia carduacea is an annual to short-lived perennial plant. It generally grows around 60cm tall but is much shaped by its environment - in more arid areas it can be only 15cm tall, but in moist regions it can reach 100cm[ 678 Title A Book of Salvias - Sages for Every Garden Publication Author Clebsch B. Publisher Timber Press Inc.; Oregon. Year 1997 ISBN 0-88192-369-9 Description Fairly detailed information on over 100 species of Salvia that are grown as ornamentals. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is widely grown as an ornamental and, in southeast Asia, it is also utilized as a medicine, spice and condiment[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ],

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California to northwest Mexico (Baja California, Sonora).

HabitatSandy and gravelly places; at elevations up to 1,350 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ]. Open grassy places[ 260 Title Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books, London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5 Description Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside. ].