Salvia spinosa
L.
LamiaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Africa, Central Asia, Libya, North Africa, Tajikistan,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the mint family (Lamiaceae).
Notes
There are about 900 Salvia species.
References (3)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 47
- Mant. pl. 2:511. 1771
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
