Wildflower of the valley
Cloudland Sage
Salvia nubicola
- How easy to find
- Easy to see — you will see it easily on the trail
- Flower size
- Small to medium
- Family
- Lamiaceae (Mint family)
- Local name
- Ganya
- Type
- Herb
- Height
- 20–60 cm
- Flower colour
- yellow
- Flowering
- July to September
About Cloudland Sage
Salvia nubicola is an aromatic herb of 20-60 cm height with sticky hairs. Leaves are opposite, grandular hairy. Flowers are yellowish often tinged with brown.
Where to find it
- In the middle of the valley
Habitat
In grassy slopes and forest clearings.
What the name means
Salvia is Latin for "healer" (from salvare, "to save"), after its medicinal reputation; nubicola means "cloud-dweller", of the high-altitude habitat.
