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Taxon:  Salvia elegans Vahl



Summary
Genus:
Salvia
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Salviinae
Nomen number:
467449
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 1:238. 1804
Verified:
10/31/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Fernández Nava, R. et al. 1998. Listado florístico de la cuenca del Río Balsas, México. Polibotanica 9:1-151.
  2. Lawton, B. P. 2002. Mints: a family of herbs and ornamentals
  3. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  4. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México.
Common names
English
pineapple sage –
pineapple-scented sage –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTlaxcala 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Food additivesflavoring Lawton, B. P. 2002. Mints: a family of herbs and ornamentals
Medicinesfolklore Lawton, B. P. 2002. Mints: a family of herbs and ornamentals
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=467449. Accessed 24 May 2025.