Egyptian Sage

Salvia aegyptiaca

"Salvia aegyptiaca" is a herbaceous plant species of the family Lamiaceae.
Salvia aegyptiaca one of the smallest sages - each flower is only 3 mm in size. but a real beauty :-) Israel,Jordan Valley,Salvia aegyptiaca

Appearance

It is herbaceous, with erect-ascending stems. The leaves are oblong to linear-elliptic, rugulose, serrated. This species has inflorescences of simple racemes, sometimes branched. Bracts are present. The corolla has a blue-violet color.
Salvia aegyptiaca  Egyptian Sage,Geotagged,Israel,Salvia aegyptiaca,Winter

Distribution

"S. aegyptiaca" is found in the Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, NW and N. Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabian peninsula, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
SpeciesS. aegyptiaca
Photographed in
Israel