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Garden Sage
Garden Sage
Salvia officinalis
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Mediterranean shrubland
Range
Mediterranean
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

A woody-stemmed herb native to the Mediterranean, beloved for its velvety silver-green leaves and spikes of purple flowers. Its aromatic oils are so potent that ancient Romans called it the 'holy herb', believing it could cure almost any ailment.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Species
Salvia officinalis