Salvia judaica, Judean Sage,
מרוות יהודה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Salvia judaica Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Judean Sage |
| Hebrew name: |
| מרוות יהודה |
| Family: |
| Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים |
Date Picture Taken: May 8, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, rosette, entire, petiolate; dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Violet, borne in distant whorls of 6 to 12 each |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: May 8, 2006
Derivation of the botanical name:
Salvia, Latin salvere, to save, referring to the long-believed healing properties of salvia. Pliny the Elder was the first known to use the Latin name salvia.
judaica, from the Hebrew יהודה, Yehudah, Judah, the name given to the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Eretz Yisrael).
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
The plant's inflorescence has almost exactly the shape and form of the menorah, the seven-branched candelabra.
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