Salvia pratensis

Salvia pratensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. pratensis
Binomial name
Salvia pratensis
Subspecies
  • Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes (L.) Arcang.
  • Salvia pratensis subsp. laciniosa (Jord.) Briq.
  • Salvia pratensis subsp. pozegensis (Watzl) Diklic
  • Salvia pratensis subsp. pratensis
Synonyms
  • Gallitrichum pratense (L.) Fourr.
  • Plethiosphace pratensis (L.) Opiz
  • Salvia pratensis var. caerulea Schrad.
  • Sclarea pratensis (L.) Mill.

Salvia pratensis, the meadow clary or meadow sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. The Latin specific epithet pratensis means "of meadows", referring to its preferred habitat. It also grows in scrub edges and woodland borders.