✿Lamiaceae · Salvia
Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha
outdoor
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Salvia leucantha
- Genus
- Salvia
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Karnataka, Nagaland, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The linear-lanceolate leaves are a soft mid-green, with whitish, hairy undersides.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The linear-lanceolate leaves are a soft mid-green, with whitish, hairy undersides.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mexican Bush Sage itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mexican Bush Sage itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Mexican Bush Sage
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) belongs to the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and 5 other states.
Botanical family
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Mexican Bush Sage belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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