Salvia lanigera, Wrinkle-leaved sage, Wooly Sage,
מרווה צמירה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Salvia lanigera Poir. |
| Common name: |
| Wrinkle-leaved sage, Wooly Sage |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte, semi-shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, dissected, pinnate |
| Flowers: |
| Violet |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Shrub-steppes |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2007
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.
lanigera, woolly.
- The standard author abbreviation Poir. is used to indicate Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755 – 1834), a French clergyman, botanist and explorer.
Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2007
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