Lamiaceae
Salvia

Salvia verbenaca L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 25 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. Europe to Medit. and Caucasus, Eritrea. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, France, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, California, Cape Provinces, China North-Central, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Ecuador, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Lesotho, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Namibia, New Jersey, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Pennsylvania, Peru, Romania, Tasmania, Ukraine, Uruguay, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hu, G.X. & Peng, H. (2015). Identity of Salvia weihaiensis (Lamiaceae) from China. Phytotaxa 202: 298-300.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Martínez-Gordillo, M. & al. (2019). Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Lamiaceae: 1-233. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • O'Leary, N. & Moroni, P. (2016). Las especies de Salvia (Lamiaceae) para Argentina. Darwiniana, n.s., 4: 91-131.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hu, G.X. & Peng, H. (2015). Identity of Salvia weihaiensis (Lamiaceae) from China. Phytotaxa 202: 298-300.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sprague, T.A.; Hutchinson, J. [619] K004727240 Yes
Willis, J.H. [s.n.] Australia K004728317 Yes
Symon, D.E. [3128] Australia K004728318 Yes
[Th. Dissn] [13] K004727245 Yes
[R.P.M.] [s.n.] K004727248 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] K004727247 Yes
s.coll. [105] Australia K004728315 Yes
[Maj. Tribvram] [57] K004727238 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K. [556] Australia K004728327 Yes
Coveny, R.; Hind, P. [10756] Australia K004728325 Yes
Symon, D.E. [13283] Australia K004728310 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [13848] K:SPC-29865.000 No
Rodway, F.A. [776] Australia K004728313 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004728321 Yes
Garland, D. [M69] K004727241 Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [BJL2998] Australia K004728328 Yes
Lunam, G. [s.n.] K004727242 Yes
Coveny, R. [2505] Australia K004728311 Yes
Perez, G.V. [6] K004727239 Yes
Haegi, L. [1364] Australia K004728326 Yes
Smith, R.V. [67/77] Australia K004728324 Yes
Day, C.D. [321] Türkiye K000341637 Yes
Garden, J. [10255] Australia K004728316 Yes
{Mrs. Rodway} [2319] Australia K004728312 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004727243 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 92] United Kingdom K000914354 Yes
s.coll. [37] K004727237 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [550] K004727244 Yes
Preiss, K. [78] Australia K004728319 Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hutchinson, J. [619] K004727236 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004728320 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. Italy K:SPC-27080.000 No
McBarron, E. [21531] Australia K004728323 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5134] Australia K004728314 Yes
Chaytor, A. [67] K004727246 Yes
Aston, H.I. [2015] Australia K004728322 Yes
{Dr. Findlay} [s.n.] K004727249 Yes
Spain K:SPC-38509.000 No
Sennen, F. [s.n.] Spain Salvia subscaposa K000929685 Unknown Type Material Yes
Teodoro (Hno.) [6789] Spain Salvia theodori K005618526 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0