Salvia multicaulis is a low-growing perennial shrub native to Turkey and bordering countries. Plants grow into mats up to 90cm (40inches) wide, with erect woody stems. The plant reaches 15cm (06inches) tall, though the flowering stems reach 30to. The oval leaves are grey-green, 3cm (01inches) long by 2cm (01inches) wide, with a rugose upper surface and whitish hairy underside.
Small violet flowers grow in whorls of 4–10 with conspicuous reddish-brown bracts.[1] It has been reported that the plant has significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.