Mediterranean Sage

Salvia aethiopis

''Salvia aethiopis'' is a species of perennial plant known by the common names Mediterranean sage or African sage. It is best known as a noxious weed, particularly in the western United States. It is native to Eurasia and was probably introduced to North America as a contaminant of alfalfa seed. It is a weed of rangelands and pastures.
Salvia aethiopis  Geotagged,Salvia aethiopis,Spring,Turkey

Naming

It is unpalatable to livestock, it disrupts native floral communities, and it becomes a physical nuisance due the similarity of the persistent dried stems to tumbleweed.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
SpeciesS. aethiopis
Photographed in
Turkey