clary sage

plant
Also known as: Salvia sclarea

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  • common sage
    In salvia: Major species

    Clary sage (S. sclarea), whose foliage is also used for flavouring, is a taller biennial herb with strong-smelling, hairy, heart-shaped leaves. Its white flowers and leaflike bracts below them are pinkish or violet-flushed. All three species are native to southern Europe.

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