Salvia occidentalis

Salvia occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Salvia
Species:	S. occidentalis
Binomial name
	Salvia occidentalis; Sw.

Salvia occidentalis (West Indian sage) is a small annual herb native to the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America

The herb typically growing in damp bushy areas between 50 to 1,300 m (160 to 4,270 ft) elevation. It bears 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long pale pink flowers.^[1]^[2]

Notes[]

^ Wood, J. R. I.; Harley, R. M. (1989). "The Genus Salvia (Labiatae) in Colombia". Kew Bulletin. Springer. 44 (2): 220. doi:10.2307/4110799. JSTOR 4110799.
^ "Salvia occidentalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 April 2010.

External links[]

USDA Plants Profile

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[Kew-1] Wood, J. R. I.; Harley, R. M. (1989). "The Genus Salvia (Labiatae) in Colombia". Kew Bulletin. Springer. 44 (2): 220. doi:10.2307/4110799. JSTOR 4110799.

[2] "Salvia occidentalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 April 2010.

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