Salvia virgata

Meadow sage, Meadow Sage

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Meadow sage is a naturalized perennial herb found in eastern Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, and northern Sierra Nevada in disturbed areas at elevations of 270 to 830 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces blue to purple flowers in spike-like clusters with 4 to 6 blooms. Growing up to one meter tall with soft, slightly hairy stems, it develops an upright structure with distinctive foliage. Its leaves are 5 to 27 centimeters long, oblong to ovate-oblong in shape, with irregular teeth and soft hair on the undersides. The plant's flowers feature a delicate calyx tinged with blue to purple and a corolla tube with an arched upper lip that extends more than twice the length of the lower lip.

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 270-830 m

Bioregions: e KR, CaR, n SN

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