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| Salvia argentea L. | ||||||||||||||
Salvia argentea (Silver Clary), also known as Silver Sage, is a biennial or short-lived perennial plant. It is native to northern Africa. In habit it is similar to the related European species Salvia sclarea, forming a rosette of basal leaves in its first year, and flowering stems up to about 50 cm tall in its second year. It has distinctive silvery white leaves, caused by numerous fine hairs. Template:Lamiales-stub