Salvia alba

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Salvia alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Lamiaceae
Genus:
Salvia
Species:
S. alba
Binomial name
Salvia alba
J. R. I. Wood

Salvia alba is an annual or perennial herb that is native to southern Bolivia and northern
Argentina, growing in the Tucuman-Bolivian forest belt in disturbed areas of semi-shaded moist
woodland. In modern times it has been seen growing at 1,000 to 2,100 metres (3,300 to 6,900 ft)
elevation, though there are records of a wider range of growth.
S. alba is short-lived, upright, and many-branched, reaching approximately 1.5 metres (4.9 ft),
though it is often shorter, with mature plants frequently insect-eaten. Petiolate leaves are ovate or
ovate-elliptic, 4 to 14 cm (1.6 to 5.5 in) by 2 to 10 cm (0.79 to 3.94 in). The inflorescence of
terminal racemes, with 4-16 verticillasters, is 4 to 16 cm (1.6 to 6.3 in) long. The 10 to 12 mm
(0.39 to 0.47 in) corolla is pure white.[1]

Notes
1.
Wood, J. R. I. (2007). "The Salvias (Lamiaceae) of Bolivia". Kew Bulletin (Springer) 62 (2):
177207. JSTOR 20443346.