Salvia hierosolymitana

Feinbrun Salvia hierosolymitana is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.

[3][4] It typically grows in open fields, rocky soils, and among low-growing native shrubs.

It was first described in 1853 by botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier, with the epithet "hierosolymitana" referring to "royal, sacred Jerusalem".

The ovate mid-green leaves are evergreen, lightly covered with hairs, and with a scalloped margin, growing 8–10 in long with prominent veining underneath.

[5] In Palestinian cuisine, the leaves are being stuffed with meat and rice then cooked with lamb riblets.

Male digger bee ( Anthophora dufourii ) pollinating Salvia hierosolymitana , Mount Carmel , Israel