Lamiaceae FAMILY

Salvia cana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salvia cana is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a thick, woody rootstock; it produces several erect, usually unbranched stems around 20 - 30cm tall.[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas of Pakistan, northwest India and Nepal.

HabitatOpen slopes in drier areas; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].