Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2612)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2512)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2124)
Order: Lamiales (174)
Family: Lamiaceae (93)(family description)
Genus: Salvia (9)
Epithet: sclareoides Brot. (1)
Synonyms: Salvia baetica Boiss., Salvia bullata Vahl, Salvia elongata Spreng., Salvia lusitanica J.Jacq., Sclarea lusitanica Mill.
baetica => refers to the Roman Province Baetica that included most of southern Spain
elongata => elongated, lengthened, drawn out, extended
lusitanica => from Portugal