Lamiaceae FAMILY

Salvia plebeia

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salvia plebeia is an annual to biennial plant growing from a tap root; it produces one to several, erect stems 12 - 90cm tall, the stems can be unbranched or branched near the base[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. ]. The planIt is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAsia - widespread from Iran and through India, eastern and southern China to the Russian Far East and Japan; northeast Australia

HabitatWet places, especially by paddy fields[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Open moist ground at elevations of 100 - 1000 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].