sages

genus Salvia

Member of mint family (family Lamiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Except for extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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Many sages seem to be in developed areas as if garden planted. I’ve included only those that have at least one observation in a wild area that I frequent.

sonoma sage
Salvia sonomensis

• subshrub, prostrate, mat-forming
• corolla tube 5–15 mm, light blue to lilac or purple
• upper lip 1–3 mm; lower lip 3–7 mm
• very rare

purple sage
Salvia leucophylla

• shrub, < 1.5 m
• corolla tube 6–13 mm, rose to lavender, sometimes verging on purple
• upper lip 6–8 mm, ± < lower lip
• very rare
• hosts white sage leaf gall midge (Rhopalomyia audibertiae)

Toxicity of salvia, sage (Salvia spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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5 observed taxons / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 59 (46 are research grade)

Locations:

• Calero CP: 13
• Santa Teresa CP: 12
• Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 4
• Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara: 3
• Andrew Molera SP: 2
• Fort Ord NM: 2
• Lexington Reservoir CP: 2
• Pinnacles NP: 2
• San Pedro Valley CP: 2
• Stevens Creek Trail: 2
• Sunol Wilderness RP: 2
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland
• Ed R. Levin CP
• Garrapata SP
• Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
• Jacks Peak CP
• Monte Bello OSP
• Mt. Diablo SP
• San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
• Sanborn CP
• Shannon Valley OSP, Los Gatos
• Sierra Vista OSP
• Stevens Creek CP

Months:

• Oct.: 2
• Nov.: 1
• Dec.: 2
• Jan.: 2
• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 8
• Apr.: 19
• May: 12
• Jun.: 7
• Jul.: 3
• Aug.: 2

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• genus Salvia → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora