| Salvia verbenaca | 
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| Scientific classification   | 
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Lamiales | 
| Family: | Lamiaceae | 
| Genus: | Salvia | 
| Species: | S. verbenaca | 
| Binomial name | 
| Salvia verbenaca 
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| Synonyms[1] | 
| List 
Gallitrichum anglicum Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum arvale Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum candollei Timb.-Lagr.
  Gallitrichum clandestinum (L.) Fourr.
  Gallitrichum dichroanthum Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum horminoides (Pourr.) Timb.-Lagr.
  Gallitrichum maculatum Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum pallidiflorum (St.-Amans) Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum ptychophyllum Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum rosulatum Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum rubellum Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum stereocaulon Jord. & Fourr.
  Gallitrichum verbenacum (L.) Fourr.
  Gallitrichum virgatum Jord. & Fourr.
  Horminum parviflorum Moench
  Horminum sylvestre Gray
  Horminum verbenacum (L.) Mill.
  Larnastyra claytonii (Elliott) Raf.
  Larnastyra verbenaca (L.) Raf.
  Salvia acutata Link
  Salvia agrestis Vill., nom. illeg.
  Salvia ambigua Rochebr. & Sav., nom. illeg.
  Salvia anglica (Jord. & Fourr.) Verl., Arv.-Touv. & Faure
  Salvia anselmii Sennen
  Salvia barcinonensis Sennen
  Salvia barnolae Sennen, nom. nud.
  Salvia basilii Sennen
  Salvia betonicifolia Lam., nom. illeg.
  Salvia byzantina Juss. ex Steud.
  Salvia candollei (Timb.-Lagr.) Timb.-Lagr.
  Salvia ceratophylla C.A.Mey., nom. illeg.
  Salvia clandestina L.
  Salvia clandestinoides Link
  Salvia claytonii Elliott
  Salvia cleistogama de Bary & Paul
  Salvia collina Lowe, nom. illeg.
  Salvia controversa Ten.
  Salvia discolor Sennen, nom. illeg.
  Salvia disermas Sm., nom. illeg.
  Salvia domenechii Sennen
  Salvia dubia Lowe
  Salvia electa Sennen
  Salvia eriocaulis Sennen, nom. nud.
  Salvia erosa Desf.
  Salvia fontii Sennen
  Salvia gracilis Sennen, nom. illeg.
  Salvia hiemalis Brot.
  Salvia horminoides var. pinnatiloba Sennen
  Salvia horminoides Pourr.
  Salvia illyrica Schult.
  Salvia intricata Sennen
  Salvia laciniata Schult.
  Salvia linnaei Rouy
  Salvia linnaei subsp. clandestina (L.) Rouy, nom. superfl.
  Salvia linnaei subsp. horminoides (Pourr.) Rouy, nom. superfl.
  Salvia linnaei subsp. multifida (Sm.) Rouy, nom. illeg.
  Salvia linnaei subsp. oblongata (Vahl) Rouy, nom. illeg.
  Salvia linnaei subsp. verbenaca (L.) Rouy, nom. illeg.
  Salvia lowei Steud.
  Salvia mediterranea Sennen
  Salvia multifida Sm.
  Salvia neglecta Ten.
  Salvia oblongata De Not. ex Briq., nom. illeg.
  Salvia oblongata Vahl
  Salvia obtusata Link, nom. illeg.
  Salvia ochroleuca Coss. & Balansa
  Salvia pallidiflora St.-Amans
  Salvia parviflora Link, nom. illeg.
  Salvia polymorpha Hoffmanns. & Link
  Salvia praecox Savi
  Salvia pyrenaica L.
  Salvia rhodantha Zefir.
  Salvia sabulicola Pomel
  Salvia sennenii Font Quer ex Sennen
  Salvia sibthorpii Bory & Chaub., nom. illeg.
  Salvia spielmanniana M.Bieb.
  Salvia spielmannii Willd., sensu auct.
  Salvia subscaposa Sennen
  Salvia theodori Sennen
  Salvia variabilis Loisel. ex Benth.
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. battandieri Maire
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. clandestina (L.) Batt.
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. claudi Sennen
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. controversa (Ten.) Arcang.
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. foetens Maire
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. horminoides (Pourr.) Nyman
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. multifida (Vis.) Briq.
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. oblongata (Vahl) Nyman
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. ochroleuca (Coss. & Balansa) Maire
  Salvia verbenaca subsp. sabulicola (Pomel) Quézel & Santa ex Greuter, Burdet & G.Long
  Salvia verbenacoides Brot.
  Salvia verbenifolia Salisb.
  Salvia vivianii Sieber ex Rchb.
  Salvia weihaiensis C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li
  Sclarea decidua Moench
  Sclarea rhodantha (Zefir.) Soják
  Sclarea verbenaca (L.) Soják
  Sclarea viscosissima Moench
  
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Salvia verbenaca, also known as wild clary or wild sage, is native to the British Isles, the Mediterranean region in Southern Europe, North Africa, and Near East, and in the Caucasus. It can be found as an introduced species that has naturalized in many parts of the world, including the Eastern United States, California, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Africa, Tasmania, New Zealand and China.[1]
S. verbenaca is a tall perennial herb with hairy stems and branches that erectly sprawl out. Its leaves are basal and toothed that vary from 3 to 10 cm (1.2 to 3.9 in) long. It has soft purple to violet flowers in mid summer. It is in flower from June to September, and the seeds ripen from July to October. The flowers are bisexual and are pollinated by bees. Some are also cleistogamous and pollinate themselves.
The plant is noted for attracting pollinators and wildlife. It prefers neutral and alkaline soils and needs full sun. This aromatic sage is used as a flavoring in foods and to make tea; the flowers can be added to salads.
In China, where it has been known by the synonym Salvia weihaiensis, it grows along the seashore in Shandong province.[2]
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