Lyre Leaved Sage

Other names

Cancer Weed

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Perennial

Native distribution

Eastern N. America

Biocultural value

Roots were used in the treatment of sores.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Cornell Botanic Gardens, Companion Plants, The Flowery Branch

Description

Perennial, reaching 18" to 24" in height; leaves basal, forming rosettes, obovate, the spring leaveslyrate-pinnatifid to sinuate, the later summer leaves nearly entire. Inflorescence mostly scapose, simple or branched, the corolla 3/4" to 1 1/2" long, violet, the upper lip straight, much shorter than the lower lip.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

medicinal/pharmaceutical