Lamiaceae FAMILY
Salvia multicaulis
Salvia multicaulis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Salvia multicaulis is an evergreen perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist. An erect, but low-growing plant with unbranched stems that form mats of growth around 30cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeW. Asia - Turkey to Israel and Sinai, east to Iraq and Iran
HabitatDry scrub, steppe and rocky limestone slopes to 2600 metres[ 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ].