Sage
Halq’emeylem Name
Currently unknown
Latin Name
Salvia officionalis L.
Pronunciation
About Sage
The description of Sage comes in a variety of perennials. Sage grows about 2 feet tall. The colour of sage can vary from gray green to whitish green with rough, oval leaves and spike flowers that can be purple, white, red or pink Sage help bees, butterflies and hummingbirds (Britannica, 2020).
As food sage is a spice for savoury dishes (WebMD, 2018)
The name sage is connected to its use through its medicinal use for stomach pain and various other problems. (WebMD, 2018) JT
Connections
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Indigenous Knowledge
This plant is included in the garden because it was a well-used Indigenous plant, which was a food source to First Nation People and Coast Salish who also use sage for smudging as well as viewing plants as having spirit (Turner, 2014). JT
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References
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Britannica, T. E. (2020, February 28). Sage. Encyclopedia Britannica, pp. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/plant/sage-plant.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. (n.d.). Salvia officinalis L.. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32729#null
Turner, N. (2014). Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of Indigenous Peoplse of northwestern North Americal. Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queens University Press.
WebMD. (2018). Sage. Retrieved from: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-504/sage: Therapeutic Research Faculty . Retrieved from Sage.