Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:23. 1753
Verified:
01/23/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
sage – French
sauge – sauge officinale – German
echter Salbei – Portuguese
sálvia – Spanish
salvia real – Swedish
kryddsalvia – Transcribed Chinese
sa er wei ya – Transcribed Korean
sareubia – yagbulkkot – Transliterated Russian
šalfej aptečny –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
Native
Europe
-
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Italy
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996 |
| Materials | essential oils | | Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964 |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=32950.
Accessed 20 March 2025.