Sage (Salvia Microphylla)

Date Collected: April 2, 2012
Location Collected: In my backyard, the Mar Vista area.
Clade: Salvia belongs to the vascular plants along with the eudicot angiosperms. 

Habitat: Sage grows at its best in sixty to seventy degrees Fahrenheit, full sun, and moist, well-drained soil; it can tolerate few watering.

Nativity: Native to the Mediterranean region, it is now also grown in Central Europe and Asia Minor.

Special notes: Salvia divinorum, a hallucinogen, meaning sage of the seers or sacred sage was used in ceremonies by Central American Indians.

Resources: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/516221/sage

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