What is Salvia pratensis?
{{Taxobox | name = Meadow clary | status = | image = Wiesensalbei (Salvia pratensis) 03.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Lamiales]] | familia = [[Lamiaceae]] | genus = ''[[Salvia]]'' | species = '''''S. pratensis''''' | binomial = ''Salvia pratensis'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''''Salvia pratensis''''' ('''Meadow Clary''' or '''Meadow Sage'''; [[synonym|syn]] ''Salvia virgata'') is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[Salvia|sage]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Lamiaceae]], that grows in [[Europe]], western [[Asia]] and northern [[Africa]]. It is a [[Herbs|herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] and grows up to 1.5 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are arranged in opposite pairs, the leaves on the lower part of the stem up to 15 cm long, higher up the stem they are smaller. The [[flower]]s are dark blue-purple, rarely pink or white. It is usually grows in unimproved [[soil]]s, which is typical for [[grassland]]s, [[scrub]] edges, and [[woodland]] [[border]]s. It is grown as an [[ornamental plant]]. ==Other websites== *[http://freespace.virgin.net/frances.watkins/rpg/Species/Spratens.htm ''Salvia pratensis''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930034033/http://freespace.virgin.net/frances.watkins/rpg/Species/Spratens.htm |date=2007-09-30 }} {{commons|Salvia pratensis}} {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Salvia]]