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Lamiaceae

Mexican sage

Salvia longistyla Benth.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia

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Mexican sage: Salvia elegans , photographed at the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Mexican sage

Synonyms

  • Salvia aristulata M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Salvia jorgehintoniana Ramamoorthy ex B.L.Turner
  • Salvia rectiflora Vis.
  • Salvia tubiformis Klotzsch

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.