''Salvia nutans'', nodding sage, is a species of ''

Salvia ''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoi ...

'' in the family Lamiaceae, native to Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and possibly Siberia. It has been introduced into North America as a

garden escapee Escaped plants are cultivated plants, usually garden plants, that are not originally native to an area, and due to their dispersal strategies, have escaped from cultivation and have settled in the wild and bred there, whether intentionally or ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q854937 nutans Garden plants of Europe Flora of Central Europe Flora of Eastern Europe Flora of Southeastern Europe Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus