''Salvia glutinosa'', the glutinous sage, sticky sage, Jupiter's sage, or Jupiter's distaff, is a

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plant belonging to the family

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Description

''Salvia glutinosa'' grows to approximately tall.Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia – Edagricole – 1982. Vol. II, pag. 505 The stems are erect, with bright green hairy leaves that are about long, with petioles of about . The leaves are

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, toothed, pointed,

tomentose Trichomes (); ) are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a plant ...

and glandular. With the first frosts, foliage disappears and the plant is ready to overwinter in dormant buds. All parts of the plant are covered with sticky glandular hairs, especially the lime-green calyces and the flowers, resulting in the name "glutinosa". These sticky hairs probably have a protective function against predators. ''Salvia glutinosa'' is the main host plant of the plant bug ''

Macrotylus quadrilineatus ''Macrotylus quadrilineatus'' is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae. Ecology The main host plant is Jupiter's Distaff (''Salvia glutinosa'', Lamiaceae). This plant bug feeds on the juices of the plant and ...

'', that feeds on the juices of the plant and on small insects entrapped on this sticky sage. Flowers grow in whorls of two to six, with pale yellow flowers speckled with maroon. The flowers are supported by tiny persistent bracts and have a length of , which is quite big for a sage. The flowers have two stamens and a bell-shaped calyx. The flowering period extends from June to September. This species contains salvinorin A at 39 micrograms per gram of plant material.

Distribution

This plant is native to

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and

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, and

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. It is grown in gardens.

Habitat

''Salvia glutinosa'' is found in forested areas in deciduous and mixed woods especially in the shade and partial shade and in calcareous soils, at an altitude of above sea level.

Gallery

File:Salvia glutinosa Sturm49.jpg, Figure of ''Salvia glutinosa'' from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, 1796 File:Klebriger Salbei Vornbach.JPG, Plant of 'Salvia glutinosa'' File:0 Salvia glutinosa - Yvoire.JPG, Leaf of ''Salvia glutinosa'' File:Salvia-glutinosa3.jpg, The glandular hairs of ''Salvia glutinosa''

References

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q158374 glutinosa Flora of Europe Flora of Western Asia Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus