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Meadow Sage

Salvia pratensis

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Field Notes

Description:

The flowers are produced in racemes. The calyx is tubular. The corollas are claw shaped and two-lipped. The stamens are reduced to two short structures with anthers.

Habitat:

Forested area (conifers) in a hill.
Connecterra, Hoge Kempen, Maasmechelen.

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Salvia pratensis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
The MnMs
Nailed it! Is Salvia pratensis! Many thanks again for the tips!
The MnMs
Thanks for the tips, StirredMocha, I will look for Salvia species in Belgium. Thanks Dominique and Stephanie :-)
StirredMocha
Hmm the two species I mentioned are originally from Mexico so perhaps it is one of them or another close relative.
LuisStevens
I find the same plant or a very close one when I go hiking to the mountains with oak and pine forest here in Mexico.
StirredMocha
Definitely a Salvia sp. but not sure which one. S. patens has similar flowers but the growth pattern seems to be not right while cacaliifolia has flowers that look a bit different from this one. Hope someone else knows!

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PublishedAugust 16, 2014

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