Lamiaceae
Blood sage
Salvia coccinea
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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Common names
By language (11)
- arz
- سالفيا كوكسينيا
- Chinese
- 朱唇, 紅花鼠尾草, 小红花
- Czech
- Šalvěj šarlatová
- English
- Blood sage, Red sage, Texas sage
- German
- Scharlachroter Salbei, Blut-Salbei
- Japanese
- ベニバナサルビア, ベニバナタムラソウ
- niu
- Momili
- Slovak
- Šalvia šarlátová
- Slovenian
- Škrlatna kadulja
- Swedish
- Scharlakanssalvia
- Tongan
- Teʻekosi
Synonyms
- Horminum coccineum (Buc'hoz ex Etl.) Moench
- Salvia ciliata Benth.
- Salvia coccinea f. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) Voss
- Salvia coccinea unranked pumila Barr & Sugden
- Salvia coccinea var. minima Fernald
- Salvia coccinea var. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) A.Gray
- Salvia filamentosa Tausch
- Salvia galeottii M.Martens
- Salvia glaucescens Pohl
- Salvia mollissima M.Martens & Galeotti
- Salvia pseudococcinea Jacq.
- Salvia rosea Vahl
- Salvia superba E.Vilm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Carl E Lewis, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.