Salvia hierosolymitana: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Species
Salvia hierosolymitana
Scientific Name
Salvia hierosolymitana

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Salvia hierosolymitana

Salvia hierosolymitana is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial commonly called Jerusalem salvia or Jerusalem sage that is native to the eastern Mediterranean, with populations in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank. It typically grows in open fields, rocky soils, and among low-growing native shrubs. It was first described in 1853 by botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier, with the epithet "hierosolymitana" referring to "royal, sacred Jerusalem".

It forms a mound of basal leaves that spreads to 2 ft (0.6 m), and slightly less in height. The ovate mid-green leaves are evergreen, lightly covered with hairs, and with a scalloped margin, growing 8–10 in (20–25 cm) long with prominent veining underneath. The 1 in or smaller flowers are a wine-red color, growing in widely spaced whorls, with 2–6 flowers per whorl. The lower lip is white, with wine-red spotting. The calyces are pea-green with red veins and bracts edged in red. The square stem of the 1 ft long inflorescences are also edged in red. Unlike many salvias, there is no odor when the leaves are crushed, and there is no known medicinal use of this plant.

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Salvia hierosolymitana in languages:

Arabic
قصعين مقدسي
English
Jerusalem Salvia
English
Jerusalem Sage
Hebrew
מרוות ירושלים
Russian
Шалфей иерусалимский

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Salvia hierosolymitana
©Tal Koch, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©alen-jbo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©desertseeds, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©אריה אוהד, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Uriah Resheff, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Uriah Resheff, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©דבורה שיצר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©אלאור לוי, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Nasser Halaweh, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Nasser Halaweh, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Dan Killam, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Dan Killam, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Khaled abu rabea, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
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©Khaled abu rabea, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
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©Khaled abu rabea, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
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©bobasil, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Uriah Resheff, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Igal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yizhar Amir, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Uriah Resheff, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©meni-tzuberi, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yizhar Amir, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©romankc, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©romankc, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©romankc, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©romankc, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Uriah Resheff, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Uriah Resheff, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Uriah Resheff, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©alonre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©אלאור לוי, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Salvia hierosolymitana
©Mohammed S Ali-Shtayeh, Rana M Jamous, Salam Y Abuzaitoun; Biodivers. and Environ. Res. Cen. (BERC), some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Salvia hierosolymitana
©Yuval, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yuval, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yuval, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yuval, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©alen-jbo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yuval, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yuval, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©E. Raven Teva, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bobasil, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bobasil, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©שמואל, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©נירית לביא אלון, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©E. Raven Teva, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yuval, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©centaur, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©centaur, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©centaur, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Yael Orgad, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©דבורה שיצר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©דבורה שיצר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©עומר וינר, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©cypke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Amy (She/Her), some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ruth Ripley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ruth Ripley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Kim Bosell, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©cypke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©cypke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Daniel Cahen, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©bobasil, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bobasil, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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