Lamiaceae
'Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]
Salvia aurea
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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!['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Salvia aurea , flowers; Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Salvia_aurea_1DS-II_3-0765.jpg/1280px-Salvia_aurea_1DS-II_3-0765.jpg)
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Bruinsalie
- arz
- سالفيا اوريا
- English
- 'Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]
- Hebrew
- מרווה זהובה
- Swedish
- Strandsalvia
Synonyms
- Crolocos aurea (L.) Raf.
- Salvia africana-lutea L.
- Salvia colorata L.
- Salvia eckloniana Benth.
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Salvia aurea (Beach salvia, Dune salvia, Golden salvia, Bruin- of sandsalie, Geelblomsalie) — native to the Cape Strandveld , South Africa. This interesting Sag](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Salvia_africana-lutea.jpg/1280px-Salvia_africana-lutea.jpg)
Photo: Seán A. O'Hara, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Salvia aurea , False Bay, Cape Town](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Salvia_africana-lutea_L..JPG/1280px-Salvia_africana-lutea_L..JPG)
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Strandsalie. Salvia aurea . Indigenous aromatic hedging in a Cape Town fynbos garden.](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Salvia_africana-lutea_-_Strandsalie_aromatic_hedge_-_Cape_Town_indigenous_gardening.jpg/1280px-Salvia_africana-lutea_-_Strandsalie_aromatic_hedge_-_Cape_Town_indigenous_gardening.jpg)
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Salvia aurea L. on beach dune at Nature's Valley, South Africa](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Salvia_africana-lutea00.jpg/1280px-Salvia_africana-lutea00.jpg)
Photo: Androstachys, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Botanical specimen in Leaning Pine Arboretum, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Salvia_africana-lutea_-_Leaning_Pine_Arboretum_-_DSC05654.JPG/1280px-Salvia_africana-lutea_-_Leaning_Pine_Arboretum_-_DSC05654.JPG)
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Jardín Botánico de Barcelona.](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Salvia_aurea_1c.JPG/1280px-Salvia_aurea_1c.JPG)
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: golden-, beach-, dune-, or sand sage Salvia africana-lutea , Witsand, Western Cape, South Africa](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Salvia_africana-lutea_Witsand.jpg/1280px-Salvia_africana-lutea_Witsand.jpg)
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Pakhuispass](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Salvia_africana-lutea0097_-_Flickr_-_Ragnhild_%26_Neil_Crawford.jpg/1280px-Salvia_africana-lutea0097_-_Flickr_-_Ragnhild_%26_Neil_Crawford.jpg)
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Botanical specimen in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden - University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California, USA.](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Salvia_africana-lutea_-_Mildred_E._Mathias_Botanical_Garden_-_University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles_-_DSC02837.jpg/1280px-Salvia_africana-lutea_-_Mildred_E._Mathias_Botanical_Garden_-_University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles_-_DSC02837.jpg)
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Salvia aurea , flowers; Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Salvia_aurea_1DS-II_2-1063.jpg/1280px-Salvia_aurea_1DS-II_2-1063.jpg)
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons !['Salvia africana-lutea' [ L. (1753) ]: Salvia aurea , flowers; Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Salvia_aurea_1DS-II_2-1217.jpg/1280px-Salvia_aurea_1DS-II_2-1217.jpg)
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.