Salvia microphylla

Botanical Description

Salvia microphylla is a densely-branched, evergreen perennial plant, more or less woody at the base, growing about 120cm tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is often grown in herb gardens, where it is used as a flavouring and febrifuge. It is cultivated locally for its medicinal uses in central Mexico, and also grown as an ornamental near farm houses, in fields and cemeteries[ 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. ].