Salvia verticillata L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Salvia// Species: Salvia verticillata L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Habitat: Grasslands and pastures, disturbed ground, alongside roads. From the lowland up to c. 1500 m altitude.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran and Altay (Russia) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Lifeform: Perrenial – hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring- summer: MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG.

Salvia verticillata – habit. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – verticillasters with flowers. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – vertcillasters with flowers. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – leaf. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – stem with leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Salvia verticillata – leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Salvia verticillata L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:457502-1 [Accessed 05.12.2021].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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