Salvia reflexa

Species category

Weed

Common name

lanceleaf sage, blue sage, lambsleaf sage, Rocky Mountain sage, sage mint

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).

Shape

OvateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 2.5 mm
  • Width 1.5 mm
  • Thickness 1 mm

Color

Light brown 

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Double scar area at base is as wide as the nutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
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Identification notes

NutletsNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
often show two points of attachment to the flower base. Here the two points are touching but form an angle where they join. They are quite broad with respect to the nutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
size.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Lamiaceae

Valid name

Salvia reflexa Hornem.

Synonyms

Salvia lancifolia Poir.

From Left to Right: 1.  Salvia azurea  var.  grandiflora  2.  Dracocephalum parviflorum  3.  Salvia reflexa 4 .  Nepeta cataria  5.  Monarda   punctata  6.  Mentha arvensis . Nutlets with a double scar area at the base are as wide as the nutlet. 
From Left to Right: 1. Salvia azurea var. grandiflora 2. Dracocephalum parviflorum 3. Salvia reflexa 4. Nepeta cataria 5. Monarda punctata 6. Mentha arvensis. Nutlets with a double scar area at the base are as wide as the nutlet.