Anise-scented sage

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Salvia guaranitica

Anise-scented sage, a reference photo
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Salvia guaranitica, the anise-scented sage or hummingbird sage, is a species of flowering plant in the sage family, Lamiaceae, native to a wide area of South America, including Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. It is cultivated all over the world, and is naturalized in New Zealand and Chile.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Anise-scented sage being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Species
Salvia guaranitica

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