Lamiaceae FAMILY
Salvia spinosa
Salvia spinosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Salvia spinosa is an erect, perennial plant with a slightly-branched stem; it can grow 20 - 60cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeMediterranean region - Libya to Egypt and north to Turkey; eastwards to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Afghanistan
HabitatGravelly-clayey slopes, foothill steppes, and stony deserts[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].