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Sages - Photo (c) Nico Rossi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nico Rossi CC
Sages (Genus Salvia) Info
Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, Salvia is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae. One of several genera commonly referred to as sage, it includes the widely produced herb used in cooking, Salvia officinalis (common sage, or just "sage"). (Wikipedia)
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Tribe Mentheae Info
Mentheae is the largest tribe of plants in the family Lamiaceae. It includes herbs such as sage, hyssop, mint, bee balm and thyme. (Wikipedia)
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Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) Info
Salvia rosmarinus, commonly known as rosemary, is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. Until 2017, it was known by the scientific name Rosmarinus officinalis, now a synonym. (Wikipedia)
Lyreleaf Sage - Photo (c) dogtooth77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) Info
Salvia lyrata (lyre-leaf sage, lyreleaf sage, wild sage, cancerweed), is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is native to the United States, from Connecticut west to Missouri, and in the south from Florida west to Texas. It was described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. (Wikipedia)
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Black Sage (Salvia mellifera) Info
Salvia mellifera (black sage) is a small, highly aromatic, evergreen shrub of the genus Salvia (the sages) native to California, and Baja California, Mexico. It is common in the coastal sage scrub of Southern California and northern Baja California. Black sage has a dark appearance, especially during drought. (Wikipedia)
Meadow Sage - Photo (c) Bas Kers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Meadow Sage (Salvia pratensis) Info
Salvia pratensis (meadow clary or meadow sage) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. The specific epithet pratensis refers to its tendency to grow in meadows. It also grows in scrub edges and woodland borders. (Wikipedia)
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Chia (Salvia columbariae) Info
Salvia columbariae is an annual plant that is commonly called chia, chia sage, golden chia, or desert chia, because its seeds are used in the same manner as Salvia hispanica (chia). It grows in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora, and Baja California, and was an important food for Native Americans. Some native names include pashí from Tongva and it'epeš from Ventureño. (Wikipedia)
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White Sage (Salvia apiana) Info
Salvia apiana (white sage, bee sage, or sacred sage) is an evergreen perennial shrub that is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, found mainly in the coastal sage scrub habitat of Southern California and Baja California, on the western edges of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. (Wikipedia)
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Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea) Info
Salvia coccinea, the blood sage, scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, is a herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae family that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). At one time Brazil was considered to be where it originated, but its diploid chromosome count now points to Mexico as its place of origin. (Wikipedia)
Mealy Blue Sage - Photo (c) Mauricio Mercadante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea) Info
Salvia farinacea, the mealycup sage, or mealy sage, is a herbaceous perennial native to Mexico and parts of the United States including Texas and Oklahoma. Violet-blue spikes rest on a compact plant of typically narrow salvia-like leaves; however, the shiny leaves are what set this species apart from most other Salvia, which bear velvety-dull leaves. (Wikipedia)
Creeping Lantana - Photo (c) Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Sunnetchan CC
Creeping Lantana (Lantana montevidensis) Info
Lantana montevidensis is a species of lantana known by many common names, such as: trailing lantana, weeping lantana, creeping lantana, small lantana, purple lantana or trailing shrubverbena. (Wikipedia)
Mexican Bush Sage - Photo (c) Eric Hunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) Info
Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to subtropical and tropical conifer forests in central and eastern Mexico. The flowers are usually white, emerging from coloured bracts. It is not frost hardy, but is often grown in warmer latitudes for its prominent arching velvety blue or purple inflorescences. (Wikipedia)
Purple Wood Sage - Photo (c) mnauky, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by mnauky CC
Purple Wood Sage (Salvia nemorosa) Info
Salvia nemorosa (woodland sage, Balkan clary) is a hardy herbaceous perennial plant native to a wide area of central Europe and Western Asia. (Wikipedia)
Sage-leaved Rock-Rose - Photo (c) Alvesgaspar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Sage-leaved Rock-Rose (Cistus salviifolius) Info
Cistus salviifolius, common names sage-leaved rock-rose, salvia cistus or Gallipoli rose, is a perennial ligneous plant of the family Cistaceae. (Wikipedia)
Garden Sage - Photo (c) Anton Gjeldum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anton Gjeldum CC
Garden Sage (Salvia officinalis) Info
Salvia officinalis (sage, also called garden sage, common sage, or culinary sage) is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region, though it has naturalized in many places throughout the world. It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times as an ornamental garden plant. The common name "sage" is. (Wikipedia)
Baby Sage - Photo (c) Roberto González, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roberto González CC
Baby Sage (Salvia microphylla) Info
Salvia microphylla (Baby sage, Graham's sage, Blackcurrant sage) is a perennial shrub found in the wild in southeastern Arizona and the mountains of eastern, western, and southern Mexico. It is a very complex species which easily hybridizes, resulting in numerous hybrids and cultivars brought into horticulture since the 1990s. The specific epithet microphylla, from the Greek, means "small leaved". In Mexico, it is called "mirto de montes," or "myrtle of t (Wikipedia)
Purple Sage - Photo (c) randomtruth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla) Info
Salvia leucophylla, the San Luis purple sage, purple sage, or gray sage, is an aromatic sage native to the southern coastal mountain ranges of California and Baja California. (Wikipedia)
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Salvia yangii Info
Salvia yangii, previously known as Perovskia atriplicifolia (/pəˈrɒvskiə ætrɪplɪsɪˈfoʊliə/), and commonly called Russian sage, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant and subshrub. Although not previously a member of Salvia, the genus widely known as sage, it is now included within them. It has an upright habit, typically reaching 0.5–1.2 m tall (1.6–3.9 ft), with square stems and grey-green leaves that yield a distinctive odor when crushed. It is best (Wikipedia)
Autumn Sage - Photo (c) k8thegr8, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by k8thegr8 CC
Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) Info
Salvia greggii (autumn sage) is a herbaceous perennial native to a long, narrow area from southwest Texas, through the Chihuahuan Desert and into the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, typically growing in rocky soils at elevations from 5,000 to 9,000 ft (1,500 to 2,700 m). It was named and described in 1870 by botanist Asa Gray after Josiah Gregg (1806 – 1850), a merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico who found... (Wikipedia)
Wild Clary - Photo (c) Nicolas Lagière, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicolas Lagière CC
Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca) Info
Salvia verbenaca, also known as wild clary or wild sage, is native to the British Isles, the Mediterranean region in Southern Europe, North Africa, and Near East, and in the Caucasus. It can be found as an introduced species that has naturalized in meadows in the Eastern United States. (Wikipedia)
Hummingbird Sage - Photo (c) Eric Koberle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Koberle CC
Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea) Info
Salvia spathacea, the California hummingbird sage, hummingbird sage, or pitcher sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and central California growing from sea level to 610 m (2,001 ft). This fruity scented sage blooms in March to May with typically dark rose-lilac colored flowers. It is cultivated in gardens for its attractive flowering spikes and pleasant scent. (Wikipedia)
Giant Blue Sage - Photo (c) Brian Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Giant Blue Sage (Salvia azurea) Info
Salvia azurea, the azure blue sage, azure sage, blue sage or prairie sage, is a herbaceous perennial in the genus Salvia that is native to Central and Eastern North America. (Wikipedia)