Lamiaceae

White sage

Salvia apiana Jeps.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia

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White sage: Photo of Salvia apiana at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: مريمية أبيض
arz: سالفيا ابيانا
Chinese: 白鼠尾草
Czech: Šalvěj bílá
English: White sage
Finnish: Valkosalvia
German: Weisser Salbei, Weißer Salbei, Indianischer Räuchersalbei
Slovak: Šalvia včelia

Synonyms

Audibertia polystachya Benth.
Audibertiella polystachya (Benth.) Briq.
Ramona polystachya (Benth.) Greene
Salvia apiana var. compacta Munz
Salvia apiana var. typica Munz
Salvia californica Jeps.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Curpher, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Curpher, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.