Stem
- 1-3 ft. tall, highly branched and densely covered with hairs
Leaves
- Gray-green; densely covered with white hairs, particularly on new leaves and underside of older leaves; wider at base (triangle-shaped); 2-12 in. long; edges (margins) with rounded, irregular teeth; leaves have an aroma when crushed
- Lower leaves have leaf stems (petioles); upper leaves are smaller and lack leaf stems
Flower
- Yellow to white, 0.5 in. wide, arranged in clusters of 5-10, ; 2 lips, the upper lip is arch- or hook-shaped, the lower lip is smaller and has 3 lobes
- 4 nutlets produced per flower, 0.16 in. long
Other
- Often infests rangeland, roadsides and waste areas; not known to occur in Nevada
- Biennial; reproduces by seed; dried plants detach and tumble, which disperses seeds.
- Also known as African sage
Control
- Hand removal of individual plants, including the crown, can limit spread of small infestations
- An insect biological control agent is available
- Apply 2,4-D, chlorsulfuron, clopyralid, dicamba, glyphosate, or metsulfuron to actively growing plants prior to seed production; aminocyclopyrachlor, aminopyralid, or picloram pre- or post emergence
Blecker, L., Creech, E., Dick, J., Gephart, S., Hefner, M., Kratsch, H., Moe, A., Schultz, B.
2020,
Nevada Noxious Weed Field Guide – Mediterranean sage,
Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, Field Guide
