Salvia alba

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.

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

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 eaten by insects. 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): 177–207. JSTOR 20443346.
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