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An update to the non-native species of Salvia L. (Nepetoideae, Lamiaceae) for Tunisia with a first record of S. hispanica L. Cover

An update to the non-native species of Salvia L. (Nepetoideae, Lamiaceae) for Tunisia with a first record of S. hispanica L.

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Open Access
|Jun 2026

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Figure 1:

Salvia hispanica in Tunisia. A) habit and habitat within roadsides in Jemmal region (CE, Monastir) before flowering period; B) habit in the beginning of the flowering period within roadsides in Hiboun region (CE, Mahdia); C-D) inflorescence details in terminal dense racemes during different blooming periods with typical blue colored corollas with small white stripes on lower lips. Photograph by R. El Mokni (07.02.2023 & 11.07.2023).

Figure 2:

Salvia microphylla in Tunisia. A) habit and habitat within Aîn Draham region (K, Jendouba); B) inflorescence details with opened flowers and typical red corollas. Photographs by R. El Mokni (13.12.2024).

Figure 3:

Salvia officinalis in Tunisia. A) habit and habitat within Monastir region (TC, Monastir); B) inflorescence details with mostly closed flowers; C) details of two opened flowers. Photographs by R. El Mokni (29.05.2019).

Figure 4:

A distributive map of all localities of Salvia hispanica with an updated range of the non-native Salvia microphylla and S. officinalis found during the present study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3986/hacq-2025-0030 | Journal eISSN: 1854-9829 | Journal ISSN: 1581-4661
Language: English
Page range: 189 - 197
Submitted on: Apr 17, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 19, 2025
Published on: Jun 3, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2026 Ridha El Mokni, published by Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.