Salvia nipponica is a perennial plant that is native to Japan and Taiwan. Stems grow from 20 to 50 cm (7.9 to 19.7 in), with triangular-ovate to triangular-hastate leaves that are typically 2 to 7 cm (0.79 to 2.76 in) by 1.3 to 6 cm (0.51 to 2.36 in). The 2.2 to 2.4 cm (0.87 to 0.94 in) flowers have many hairs, with a yellow corolla that has a red spot.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow Wood 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 nipponica
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