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Sticky Sage

Salvia glutinosa

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Common names

25 names · 21 languages
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Other languages (20)
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
  • Klewerige salie[3]
Catalan
  • Sàlvia glutinosa[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 胶质鼠尾草[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 膠質鼠尾草[3]
Croatian
  • Ljepljiva kadulja[3]
  • Šumska žalfija[3]
Czech
  • šalvěj lepkavá[3]
Finnish
  • keltasalvia[3]
German
Hungarian
  • enyves zsálya[3]
Italian
Polish
  • Szałwia lepka[3]
Romanian
Russian
  • Шалфей железистый[3]
  • Шалфей клейкий[3]
Slovak
  • šalvia lepkavá[3]
Slovenian
  • lepljiva kadulja[3]
Swedish
  • klibbsalvia[3]
Turkish
  • Oklu Şalba[3]
Ukrainian
  • Шавлія залозиста[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Salvia glutinosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sticky Sage — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Gelber Salbei — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Klebriger Salbei — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Jupiter's-distaff — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Sauge glutineuse — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Salvia vischiosa — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Kleverige salie — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Salvia glutinosa ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Sticky sage (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 159831; taxon 6XGY5.
  • Klebriger Salbei (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 159830; taxon 6XGY5.
[3] Salvia glutinosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sticky Sage — results[16].names[1]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Gelber Salbei — results[16].names[4]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Klebriger Salbei — results[16].names[2]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Jupiter's-distaff — results[16].names[3]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Sauge glutineuse — results[16].names[6]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Salvia vischiosa — results[16].names[17]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Kleverige salie — results[16].names[9]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Szałwia lepka — results[16].names[5]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • šalvěj lepkavá — results[16].names[7]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Шалфей клейкий — results[16].names[8]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Ljepljiva kadulja — results[16].names[10]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Šumska žalfija — results[16].names[11]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Sàlvia glutinosa — results[16].names[12]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • klibbsalvia — results[16].names[13]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Шавлія залозиста — results[16].names[14]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • lepljiva kadulja — results[16].names[15]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • enyves zsálya — results[16].names[16]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Klewerige salie — results[16].names[18]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Cinsteț — results[16].names[19]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • keltasalvia — results[16].names[20]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • šalvia lepkavá — results[16].names[21]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • 膠質鼠尾草 — results[16].names[22]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • 胶质鼠尾草 — results[16].names[23]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Шалфей железистый — results[16].names[24]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
  • Oklu Şalba — results[16].names[25]; taxon id 143418; Salvia glutinosa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Salvia glutinosa is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Salvia species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable. This entry covers autumn-flowering types.

Sources [2] [2]
Native range
Europe to Iran.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Sticky Sage (Salvia glutinosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Salvia glutinosa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2436425; ID 6XGY5; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2436425; ID 6XGY5; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidancePollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Salvia species (top 652 pt)
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 5, column 2, entry Salvia species (top 697 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Salvia glutinosa — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 160589; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 238011, 238012, 238013, 238014, 238015, 238016, 238017, 238018, 238019, 238020, 238021, 238022, 238023, 238024, 238025, 238026, 238027, 238028, 238029, 238030, 238031, 238032, 238033, 238034, 238035, 238036

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.