Salvia_mohavensis

<i>Salvia mohavensis</i>

Salvia mohavensis

Species of shrub

Salvia mohavensis (Mojave sage) is a species of sage endemic to the Mojave Desert. It is a low rounded shrub growing to 1 m tall with small opposite evergreen leaves 1.5–2 cm long, which are dark green[1] or may appear nearly gray due to a covering of fine white hairs. The 2 cm long flowers are pale blue with protruding stamens, and occur in headlike whorls that occur singly at the tip of the stem.[1] It blooms from April to June.[1]

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    Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., p 58
  • Jepson Flora Project: Salvia mohavensis
  • USDA Plant Profile for Salvia mohavensis
  • "Salvia mohavensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.


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