| Mediterranean sage | USDA PLANTS Symbol: SAAE U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Forbs/Herbs |
| Salvia aethiopis L. |
Jump to: Images | Distribution Maps | Sources
|
Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Lamiales: Lamiaceae |
|
| Synonym(s): African sage | |
| Native Range: temp. Asia & Europe (GRIN); | |
Mediterranean sage is a biennial plant with square stems reaching up to 3 ft. (0.9 m) tall. Fine, woolly hairs cover the stems, new leaves and leaf undersides. Mature plants become less hairy and develop prominent venation on the leaves. Rosette leaves are grayish-green, petiolate and 4-12 in. (10.2-30.5 cm) long. Rosettes can be 1-4 ft. (0.3-1.2 m) in diameter. The stem leaves are opposite, smaller than the rosette leaves and aromatic (sage-like) when crushed. Leaves become smaller toward the apex of the stem. Flowering stems are highly branched and develop in June to August. The flowers are yellow to whitish and bilabiate. The plant is typically found in degraded sagebrush communities, disturbed sites, fields, rangelands, roadsides and some agronomic crops. Mediterranean sage is a state-listed noxious weed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The plant is native to Europe and may have been introduced in contaminated alfalfa seed. |
|
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Plant(s); in flower Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Infestation; Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); rosette Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Infestation; Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); rosette Lloyd Andres, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Vince Belleci, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org Alternative content
|
 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. Alternative content
|
| U.S. National Parks where reported invasive: |
| Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona) |
