Lamiaceae
Mealycup sage
Salvia farinacea
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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Common names
By language (10)
- arz
- سالفيا فاريناسيا
- Chinese
- 粉萼鼠尾草, 蓝花鼠尾草, 一串蓝
- Danish
- Texas-Salvie, Have-Salvie
- English
- Mealycup sage
- Finnish
- Härmesalvia
- German
- Mehliger Salbei, Mehl-Salbei, Ähren-Salbei, Ährensalbei, Ähriger Salbei
- Hebrew
- מרווה קמחית
- Japanese
- ケショウサルビア, ブルーサルビア
- Slovak
- Šalvia pomúčená
- Swedish
- Daggsalvia
Synonyms
- Salvia amabilis Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Salvia caesia Scheele
- Salvia earlei Wooton & Standl.
- Salvia farinacea var. heteranthera Brandegee
- Salvia farinacea var. latifolia Shinners
- Salvia linearis Sessé & Moc.
- Salvia trichostyla Bisch.
- Salvia virgata Ortega
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KayEss at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Albarubescens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 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.