Wild Sage - introduced (*Salvia verbenaca)

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family).

Native of Europe and Asia.

Other names: Wild English Clary.

Occurrence: A widespread environmental weed on the northern grasslands, and occasionally in built up areas. It is a common roadside weed.

Recognise:

• the edges of the leaves are wavy
• it usually grows to about 30 cm high
• the stems are squared in cross section
• the blue flowers are clustered at the ends of the stems
• the whole plant is aromatic.

Wild Sage may be a pasture weed. It is not readily eaten by stock.

Photos: Wild Sage. Kennedy St, Castlemaine.