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Salvia glutinosa L.

Sticky Clary

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Salvia (Sage)

Synonyms

Salvia glutinosa
Drymosphace glutinosa
Glutinaria acuminata
Glutinaria glutinosa
Sclarea glutinosa

Related species

Salvia officinalis L. - Sage
Salvia glutinosa L. - Sticky Clary
Salvia pratensis L. - Meadow Clary
Salvia nemorosa L. - Balkan Clary
Salvia verticillata L. - Whorled Clary

Traits


    40–80 cm tall. whorls: 2–15‑flowered. flowers: yellowish. corolla: 30–50 mm long. calyx: 2‑lipped, upper-lip entire. stamina: 2, flexible, pollination by means of a lever mechanism. fruits: schizocarps, disintegrating into 2 nutlet-like mericarps. stem: herbaceous, c...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Salvia glutinosa

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Salvia glutinosa

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Salvia glutinosa

Salvia glutinosa

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

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