Red Sage
Salvia coccinea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Salvia coccinea
- Genus
- Salvia
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Red Sage
Red Sage (Salvia coccinea) is a herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in grown as garden plant. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Cultivated in most parts of the world. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Red Sage belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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