WOODLAND SAGE

WOODLAND SAGE

Salvia nemorosa
MINT FAMILY (Lamiaceae)

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This introduced perennial has square, erect stems 2-4 feet tall. Opposite, lance-shaped leaves with pointed tips are angled upward and have margins with prominent, blunt-lobed teeth (B). Many closely spaced whorls of 4-8 deep blue to purple, two lipped flowers are borne at the top of the stem (C).

This European plant which has escaped from gardens, is now naturalized and usually found in pastures, ditches and other disturbed sites. It flowers in June and July. At Neale Woods, it is uncommon in the Knull Prairie restoration on Tallgrass Prairie Trail and near the Millard Observatory. The seeds from a naturalized population a few miles to the north are the source of our plants.

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