Lamiaceae FAMILY

Salvia pomifera

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salvia pomifera is a much-branched, evergreen shrub that can grow up to 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine and is sometimes cultivated in home gardens[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheast Europe - Greece to Crete and western Turkey

HabitatRocky slopes, limestone cliffs and macchie; at elevations from sea level to 800 metres[ 93 Title Flora of Turkey. Publication Author Davis. P. H. Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 1965 ISBN - Description Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats. ].