Lyre-leaf Sage

Common Names: Lyre-leaf sage, wild sage, cancerweed, cancer root
Latin Names: Salvia lyrata
Type: Herbaceous
Origin: Native

Edible: Leaves can be used in a salad or as a potherb. The young leaves are the most tender. Flowers are edible in a salad. Seeds can be ground and mixed with other grains to make flour. Entire plant can be dried to make a tea and often used to sooth a sore throat.

Other uses: Medicinal. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Note: Leaves or roots were thought to be an external cure for skin cancer in the past. Others say it it is called cancerweed because it "spreads like cancer". Mostly found in the lawn or around the pond.

Lyre-leaf sage (April)

Lyre-leaf sage (April)

Lyre-leaf sage (April)