Salvia lavanduloides
H. B. & K.
LamiaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves ?
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Central America, Costa Rica, Mexico,
Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
How to Identify
A herb or small shrub. It can grow 1 m tall. The leaves are 2-2.5 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Salvia lavanduloides, the lavender leaf sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica. Found in montane forests, it is fire-adapted.
Names & Synonyms
K'anrrejna
Salvia agnes EplingSalvia fratrum Standl.Salvia humboldtiana Schult.Salvia lavanduloides var. hispida Benth.Salvia lavanduloides var. latifolia Benth.Salvia purpurina La Llave
References (1)
- Farfan, B., et al, 2007, Mazahua Ethnobotany and Subsistence in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Economic Botany 61(2) 2007, pp 173-191
