Lamiaceae
Thistle sage
Salvia carduacea
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- قصعين شوكي
- arz
- قصعين شوكى
- Chinese
- 刺苞鼠尾草
- English
- Thistle sage
- German
- Distel-Salbei
Synonyms
- Salvia gossypina Benth.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Alan Vernon, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David~O, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David~O, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David~O, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, 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.