Lamiaceae FAMILY

Salvia moorcroftiana

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salvia moorcroftiana is a very robust, erect perennial plant that can grow up to 90cm tall. In the milder parts of its range the plant remains in leaf all year round, in colder areas the plant is more likely to die down for the winter[ 678 Title A Book of Salvias - Sages for Every Garden Publication Author Clebsch B. Publisher Timber Press Inc.; Oregon. Year 1997 ISBN 0-88192-369-9 Description Fairly detailed information on over 100 species of Salvia that are grown as ornamentals. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from Afghanistan, through Pakistan to western Nepal.

HabitatOpen slopes and wasteland; at elevations from 1,500 - 2,700 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].