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Lamiaceae

Wand sage

Salvia virgata Jacq.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia

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Common names

By language (5)
Bulgarian
Прътовиден конски босилек
English
Wand sage
Persian
مریمگلی هرز
Polish
Szałwia rózgowata
Russian
Шалфей прутьевидный

Synonyms

  • Euriples rugosa Raf.
  • Salvia affinis Spreng. ex Steud.
  • Salvia amplexicaulis Benth.
  • Salvia barrelieri Benth.
  • Salvia bauhini Benth.
  • Salvia caduca Vahl ex Hornem.
  • Salvia campestris M.Bieb.
  • Salvia caucasica Schrank
  • Salvia extersa Klokov
  • Salvia garganica Ten.
  • Salvia gigantea Desf.
  • Salvia grandidentata Ten.
  • Salvia hypanica Andrz.
  • Salvia mollis J.Jacq.
  • Salvia nudicaulis K.Koch
  • Salvia oblonga K.Koch
  • Salvia praecox Loisel.
  • Salvia quercifolia Benth.
  • Salvia rubra Spreng.
  • Salvia sibthorpii Sm.
  • Salvia similata Hausskn.
  • Salvia utilis Braun ex Engl.
  • Salvia virgata f. campestris (M.Bieb.) E.Peter
  • Salvia virgata var. campestris (M.Bieb.) Nyman
  • Salvia virgata var. garganica (Ten.) Nyman
  • Sclarea sibthorpii (Sm.) Soják
  • Sclarea virgata (Jacq.) Soják

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.