Mintweed
Scientific name: Salvia reflexa Hornem.
Diagnostic features Erect eglandular annual to 60cm. Leaves linear- to lanceolate-oblong, cuneate at base, entire to crenate. Bracts small, green or tinged purplish. Corolla 6-12mm, pale blue. Flowers only 1-4 per whorl.
Chromosome number: (2n=20).
Habitat Introduced-casual; alien from birdseed, grain, grass-seed and wool in waste and rough ground.
Distribution Scattered in England and South Scotland, mainly South England; North America.
This species is keyed out on Page 3099 in the Text Key. |