Lamiaceae
Mexican bush sage
Salvia leucantha
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 墨西哥鼠尾草
- English
- Mexican bush sage
- German
- Strauchiger Salbei, Mexikanischer Strauch-Salbei, Samt-Salbei
- Hebrew
- מרווה צחורה
- Japanese
- アメジストセージ, サルビア・レウカンサ, メキシカンセージ, メキシカンブッシュセージ
Synonyms
- Salvia bicolor Sessé & Moc.
- Salvia discolor Sessé & Moc.
- Salvia leucantha f. iobaphes Fernald
Flowers
- In flower
- February to June, August to December (from 116 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Lloyd Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gold eagle Kroll, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zazil Dellamary, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mrssparverius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jorge Lugo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carma Mira, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Codrin Bucur, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: RAP, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.