Lamiaceae FAMILY

Salvia fruticosa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salvia fruticosa is a much-branched, evergreen shrub that can grow up to 100cm tall and wide. A popular domestic herb, the plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is frequently used as an adulterant for sage (Salvia officinalis) and is cultivated for its leaves and essential oil in several Mediterranean countries. It is also harvested on a commercial basis from the wild in Turkey and Lebanon[ 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. ]. The plant is also grown as a herb and ornamental in gardens[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and eastern Mediterranean - Italy, Libya, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Israel

HabitatDry rocky hillsides, sometimes forming small pure stands[ 148 Title Herbs of Greece. Publication Author Niebuhr. A. D. Publisher Herb Society of America. Year 1970 ISBN - Description A pleasant little book about Greek herbs. , 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. ].