Jerusalem Salvia / الحفحاف / لسينة / ورق لسان /

المصيص / بزاز البقرة / قصعين مقدسي / قُوَيْسَة القدس / لسان الثور / لسينه / لِسان العِجلَة /

Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Rolled leaves
Blooming period
March to May
Foraging period
January to April
Seed collection period
June to August

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Crimson
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte
Foliage
Deciduous

Scientifc data

Genus
Salvia
Family
Lamiaceae
Wikidata item
Q891003
GBIF Item
Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss. (6412055)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

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  2. Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.
  3. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
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  5. Hinnawi, Nadeen Sadeq Abdullah. “An Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in the Northern West Bank,” 2010.
  6. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  7. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
  8. Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S., Rana M. Jamous, Jehan H. Al-Shafie’, Wafa’ A. Elgharabah, Fatemah A. Kherfan, Kifayeh H. Qarariah, Isra’ S. Khdair, et al. “Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A Comparative Study.”
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Citation

Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/623 accessed via barari.org on 4/30/2025.

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