Lamiaceae

Salvia

Salvia viridis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 24 (1753)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Medit. to Turkmenistan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
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Other data

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, South European Russia

Homotypic Synonyms

Horminum viride (L.) Moench in Methodus: 377 (1794)
Ormilis viridis (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 94 (1837)
Salvia horminum var. viridis (L.) Caruel in F.Parlatore, Fl. Ital. 6: 246 (1884)
Sclarea viridis (L.) Soják in Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 152: 22 (1983)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Flipanta ovata Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 92 (1837), nom. superfl.
Horminum coloratum Moench in Methodus: 377 (1794)
Horminum sativum Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 5 (1768)
Ormilis horminum (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 94 (1837)
Salvia colorata Thore in Essai Chloris: 17 (1803), nom. illeg.
Salvia comosa Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 73 (1796)
Salvia dolichorrhiza Caball. in Bol. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 13: 238 (1913)
Salvia horminum L. in Sp. Pl.: 24 (1753)
Salvia horminum var. angustifolia Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 4: 631 (1879)
Salvia horminum var. hypoleuca Briq. in Lab. Alp. Mar.: 505 (1895)
Salvia horminum var. intermedia Briq. in Lab. Alp. Mar.: 503 (1895)
Salvia intercedens Pobed. in V.L.Komarov, Fl. URSS 21: 657 (1954)
Salvia rosanii Ten. in Fl. Napol. 3: 22 (1824)
Salvia spielmannii Scop. in Delic. Fl. Faun. Insubr. 3: 31 (1788)
Salvia truncata Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 34 (1809)
Salvia viridis var. comata Heldr. in Fl. Céphalonie: 58 (1882)
Salvia viridis var. horminum (L.) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 685 (1890)
Salvia viridis var. violacea Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 278 (1848)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Lamiales

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Family
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Genus
Salvia

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Species
Salvia viridis

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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.
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.
Seregin, A.P. (2014). Flora of Vladimir Oblast, Russia: grid data analysis: 1-441. KMK schientific press, Moscow.
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

(2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.543.1.1. epublication.
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.
Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
Seregin, A.P. (2014). Flora of Vladimir Oblast, Russia: grid data analysis: 1-441. KMK schientific press, Moscow.
Shevtsov, V. (2022). Personal Communication on South European Russia. 1.
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 1988	Al-Eisawi, D. [7833] Jordan		K000315811		Yes
Jan 1, 1988	Mooney, H.F. [4661] Lebanon		K000315817		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004939616		Yes
	Pichler, T. [s.n.] Iran		K000929789	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004939613		Yes
	[Salzmann] [s.n.]		K004939610		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004939612		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004939611		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004939615		Yes
	Gonan [s.n.]		K004939618		Yes
	Lindsay, N. [1203] Iran		K000315812		Yes
	Parsa, A. [747] Iran		K000929788	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	[H.G. Esole] [s.n.]		K004939617		Yes
Jan 1, 1988	Polunin, O. [5212] Lebanon	Salvia horminum	K000315813		Yes
Jan 1, 1988	Archibald, J.C. [1087] Lebanon	Salvia horminum	K000315814		Yes
	Davis [42662] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726029		Yes
	Albury, S.D. [AC&W1684] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726026		Yes
	Péronin, A. [74] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726058		Yes
	Manisadjan [38] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726051		Yes
	[O. Tuprell] [76] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726041		Yes
	Tengwall, T.A. [317] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726070		Yes
	Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D26924] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726017		Yes
	Woronow, G. [991] Georgia	Salvia horminum	K004726025		Yes
	s.coll. [11] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726046		Yes
	Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D27441] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726019		Yes
	Smith, P.B. [166] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726032		Yes
	Kasapligil, B. [67] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726071		Yes
	Townsend, C.C. [640418/9] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726061		Yes
	Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D26923] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726021		Yes
	Balls, E.K. [[B201]] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726043		Yes
	Davis; Polunin, O. [26079] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726036		Yes
	Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726057		Yes
	Balls, E.K. [B201] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726044		Yes
	Davidson, A.F. [614] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726048		Yes
	Davis [21460] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726072		Yes
	Bourgeau, E. [231] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726064		Yes
	Balls, E.K. [B159] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726042		Yes
	[Duval] [s.n.]	Salvia horminum	K004726024		Yes
	Davis; Dodds; Cetik [19883] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726037		Yes
	Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D26553] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726020		Yes
	Kotschy, T. [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726067		Yes
	Price, W.R. [598] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726049		Yes
	Davis; Polunin, O. [25281] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726035		Yes
	Tengwall, T.A. [567] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726065		Yes
	Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D27973] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726022		Yes
	Davis; Polunin, O. [25316] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726034		Yes
	Balansa, B. [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726052		Yes
	Davis [43288] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726028		Yes
	Siehe, W. [117] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726059		Yes
	Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726068		Yes
	Little, E.R.B. [198] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726030		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726060		Yes
	Davidson, J.M. [73] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726050		Yes
	Tengwall, T.A. [318] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726069		Yes
	Davis; Polunin, O. [25175] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726033		Yes
	Sintenis, P. [3629] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726053		Yes
	Kotschy, T. [436] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726055		Yes
	Kotte, W. [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726063		Yes
	Manisadjan [111] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726015		Yes
	Miss Olga [Tupell] [23] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726040		Yes
	Balls, E.K. [B2130] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726045		Yes
	Trott, A.C. [2155] Lebanon	Salvia horminum	K000315816		Yes
	Loftus, W.K. [56] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726066		Yes
	Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726062		Yes
	[Endlicher] [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726054		Yes
	Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D26703] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726018		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726056		Yes
	Zmarzty, S.; Atkins, S. [331] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726016		Yes
	Maitland, T.D. [208] Lebanon	Salvia horminum	K000315815		Yes
	Townsend, C.C. [72/60] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726027		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]	Salvia horminum	K004726023		Yes
	McNeill [809] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726038		Yes
	Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726047		Yes
	Manissadjian [17b] Türkiye	Salvia horminum	K004726039		Yes

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Salvia viridis L.

Distribution

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Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Salvia viridis L.

Distribution

Native to:

Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (74 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index