Salvia officinalis L.

Spice In the field

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Salvia

Catalan common name: Sàlvia. Sàlvia bona. Sàlvia d'Aragó.

Spanish common name: Salvia.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

Life-forms: Chameophyte. Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Cultivated specie and sometimes subespontaneous.

Characteristics: This Salvia can only be found in the cultivated form in the islands, it has lanceolate leaves with a simple margin and very marked venations, elongated inflorescences, lilac coloured flowers united in whorls.