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Salvia aethiopis

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Plant species in the mint family

Salvia aethiopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: S. aethiopis
Binomial name
Salvia aethiopis
L.
Synonyms
List
    • Aethiopis vera Fourr.
    • Salvia idanensis Gand.
    • Salvia kochiana Kunze
    • Salvia lanata Stokes
    • Salvia leuconeura Boiss.
    • Sclarea aethiopis (L.) Mill.
    • Sclarea lanata Moench

Salvia aethiopis is a species of perennial plant known by the common names Mediterranean sage or African sage. It is best known as a noxious weed, particularly in the western United States. It is native to Eurasia and was probably introduced to North America as a contaminant of alfalfa seed. It is a weed of rangelands and pastures. It is unpalatable to livestock, it disrupts native floral communities, and it becomes a physical nuisance due to the similarity of the persistent dried stems to tumbleweed. The weevil Phrydiuchus tau is used as an agent of biological pest control on this plant.

Boya and Valverde examined a sample of Salvia aethiopis. Acetone extracts of the root furnished a new orthoquinone diterpene, aethiopinone (4,5-seco-5,10-friedo-abieta-4(18),5,6,8,13-pentaen-11,12-dione). This compound was isolated in 0.15% yield from the dry roots.

Chemical structure of aethiopinone

Control

S. aethiopis may be easily controlled mechanically and chemically. It can also be biologically controlled with Phrydiuchus tau, a weevil.

References

  1. "Salvia aethiopis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. Boya, Ma Teresa; Valverde, Serafin (1981). "An Orthoquinone Isolated from Salvla aethiopis". Phytochemistry. 20 (6): 1367–1368. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(81)80041-6.
  3. ^ "Weed Report - Salvia aethiopis L. - Mediterranean sage". Weed Control in Natural Areas in the Western United States (PDF). 2013. pp. 1–3.
  4. ^ "Mediterranean Sage Salvia aethiopis". Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board. Retrieved 2021-03-02.

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Taxon identifiers
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