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Sages
Sages
Salvia
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual to Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Dry shrubland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Sages are perennial shrubs that grow in sunny meadows and rocky mountain slopes. Their leaves are covered in tiny hairs that trap moisture and reflect excess solar radiation.

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