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Salvia officinalis L.
EOL Text
Common sage (Salvia officinalis) is native to the northern coastal region of the Mediterranean and grows wild in the calcareous mountains of northern and central Spain, southern France, and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is the most economically important species of the S. officinalis group and, along with S. fruticosa (Rivera et al. 1994), has a very long tradition as a medicinal and aromatic herb with a broad range of applications. Common Sage is cultivated in the countries of the Balkan Peninsula, throughout the Mediterranean region, and in the United States. Although knowledge and use of Common Sage dates back to ancient Greece, its taxonomy, distribution, and variability remain poorly understood. Radosavljević et al. (2011) developed microsatellite genetic markers that may facilitate a better understanding of this species. (Radosavljević et al. 2011 and references therein)
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Red List Criteria
Year Assessed
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Justification
Global and European regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)
The species has a very broad distribution throughout Mediterranean Europe. Although the exact native distribution is not well understood the species is assessed as Least Concern due to its widespread distribution, stable populations and no major threats. It is cultivated and naturalised widely.
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"Notes: Western Ghats, High, altitude, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America"
Population
Population Trend
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Canada
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Rights holder/Author | NatureServe |
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Major Threats
The are no known significant threats to this species and present-day collection from wild populations is assumed to be negligible across its range.
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"Maharashtra: Pune Kerala: Idukki, Pathanamthitta Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri"
Conservation Actions
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Chile Central
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Rights holder/Author | Pablo Gutierrez, IABIN |
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Herbs perennial. Stems erect, woody at base, minutely white tomentose, much branched. Petiole 0-3 cm; leaf blade oblong to elliptic or ovate, 1-8 × 0.6-3.5 cm, papery, finely corrugate, minutely white tomentose, base rounded or subtruncate, margin crenulate, apex acute to mucronate, rarely acute. Verticillasters 2-18-flowered, in terminal racemes 4-18 cm; upper bracts broadly ovate, apex acuminate. Pedicel ca. 3 mm. Calyx campanulate, 1-1.1 cm in flower, dilated to 1.5 cm in fruit, minutely tomentose on veins and margin, sparsely golden yellow glandular, ± tinged purple, 2-lipped to ca. 1/2 its length; upper lip shallowly 3-toothed, teeth subulate; lower teeth triangular, apex acuminate. Corolla purple or blue, 1.8-1.9 cm, minutely tomentose; tube imperfectly pilose annulate inside, straight, ca. 9 mm; upper lip straight, obovoid, ca. 6 × 5.5 mm; lower lip ca. 1 × 1 cm. Filaments ca. 5 mm; connectives ca. 3 mm, arms equal. Nutlets dark brown, subglobose, ca. 2.5 mm in diam. Fl. Apr-Jun.
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