Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in India Kew dataset ↗
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How to identify Mealy Blue Sage
Identify Mealy Blue Sage by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: White-frosted (mealy) stems and calyx.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mealy Blue Sage.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Salvia farinacea
- Genus
- Salvia
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The shape of the leaf blade varies from ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mealy Blue Sage itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mealy Blue Sage itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Mealy Blue Sage
Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea) belongs to the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Mealy Blue Sage belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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