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Anise-scented sage
Anise-scented sage
Salvia guaranitica
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical woodland
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This perennial herb grows in the humid woodlands of South America. Its deep blue flowers feature a lever mechanism that dusts visiting birds with pollen.

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 guaranitica