Is this Salvia divinorum?

[xypex982]

Ok is this Salvia http://www.samplant.com/pics/Salvia%...tfriesland.JPG
If so is it the ''right'' kind? Because by swims school thy have plants that look EXACTLY like that and swim was wondering if it was salvia.

[Nahbus]

Not even close.
This is Salvia:

Only grows in the Sierra Mazatec region of Mexico, pretty much. Not by kids high schools.

P.S. what made you think that was Salvia?

[xypex982]

Well because right by it there is a plaqe that just says salvia.

[Nahbus]

It's May Night Sage (Salvia nemorosa).
It's not what SWIY wants.

see what simple searching can do? I recommend you try searching for your answers first, and if you come up empty handed, ask away.
haha @ the thought of a bunch of high schoolers picking the plants and trying to smoke them! "YEAH DUDE IT'S SALVIA!"

[xypex982]

What can I say swims freind got his hopes up. Swim can get an acualy pic of the stuff so you can be sure though but it will be tommorrow

[Nahbus]

No, I'm very sure it's not salvia divinorum.
There are no purple flowers, or any resemblence at all. Did you look at the picture I posted?

[Alfa]

Salvia is a genus, not a species. There are a mass of plants in the salvia genus. The species Salvia divinorum also belongs in this genus.

[xypex982]

So what does that mean alfa?

[Nahbus]

He means "Salvia" is a genus, a broad category with specific species that fall under this category. Salvia divinorum and salvia nemorosa fall under the Genus category, but are each different species.
Basically, man... those plants are worthless. Just buy it or grow it...

P.S. here are some of the Salvia plants:

Aromatic sages

* Salvia apiana, White sage, California white sage, a perennial at home in the mountains of Southern California, sometimes found in the desert of southern Arizona
* Salvia candelabrum, a blue-flowering scented sage
* Salvia clevelandii, Blue sage, Cleveland sage, Fragrant sage, with a very strong scent, found either delightful or disgusting
* Salvia clevelandii x pachyphylla x leucophylla Celestial Blue, Celestial Sage, Musk Sage. Hybrid between Cleveland Sage, Rose Sage, and Pozo Blue Sage
* Salvia fulgens, Cardinal sage, Mexican red sage, a red-flowering perennial
* Salvia greggii, Autumn sage, a red-flowered sage with a very strong scent
* Salvia guaranitica, Anise sage, a blue-flowered sage with a very strong anise-like scent
* Salvia leucophylla, Purple sage, a drought tolerant perennial from Southern California.
* Salvia lyrata, Lyre-leaved sage, Lyreleaf sage, Cancerweed, a purple-flowering perennial
* Salvia officinalis, Common sage; this is the best-known species of sage. There are several varieties
* Salvia pratensis, Meadow clary, Meadow sage, a blue-flowering species
* Salvia sclarea, Clary (or Clary sage), a biennial sage with enormous (for sages) flower spikes, quite showy, used in teas
* Salvia spathacea, Pitcher sage or Hummingbird sage, a magenta-flowering annual with huge leaves
* Salvia verticillata, Whorled clary, Lilac sage, a white- or blue-flowering perennial with the scent of Clary

Non-aromatic sages

* Salvia argentea, Silver sage, usually a showy-flowered biennial, named for the color of its foliage
* Salvia azurea, Blue sage, Azure blue sage; this species has very big bright blue flowers
* Salvia coccinea, Blood sage, a scarlet-flowered tender perennial
* Salvia divinorum, Diviner's sage, a highly psychoactive variety
* Salvia farinacea, Mealycup sage, grown as an annual in temperate climates will survive mild winters
* Salvia guaranitica, grown as an ornamental plant and a bee plant, has brilliantly saturated blue flowers and is perennial. It is one of the sages often known as hummingbird sage.
* Salvia horminum, (syn.: S. viridis) Painted sage, an annual with showy blue, pink or white flower bracts
* Salvia patens, a blue-flowering annual
* Salvia splendens, Scarlet sage, a red-flowering annual
* Salvia x superba, a purple-flowering perennial

Chia sages

* Salvia arizonica, Arizona sage, Desert indigo sage, a purple-flowering annual, native to Texas
* Salvia carnosa, a blue-flowering annual, native to the Arizona desert
* Salvia columbariae, Chia, Chia sage, California chia; a blue-flowering annual native to desert and chaparral of southwestern North America.
* Salvia hispanica, the Chia of commerce.
* Salvia polystachya, Chia sage, Chia seed
* Salvia potus, Chia.

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quite thorough

[xypex982]

Ohh, man swim had his hopes up.