Lamiaceae
Lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 琴葉鼠尾草, 琴叶鼠尾草
- Czech
- Šalvěj lyrovitá
- English
- Lyreleaf sage, Cancerweed, Lyre-leaf sage, Wild sage
- Japanese
- サルビア・リラータ
Synonyms
- Cunila lyrata (L.) Schrank
- Horminum lyratum (L.) Mill.
- Horminum virginicum L.
- Larnastyra lyrata (L.) Raf.
- Salvia acaulis Vahl
- Salvia lyraefolia Salisb.
- Salvia lyrata f. purpureorubra Moldenke
- Salvia lyrata var. obovata Pursh
- Salvia obovata (Pursh) Raf. ex Perkins
- Salvia obovata Elliott
- Salvia ocimoides Roxb.
- Salvia virginica (L.) L. ex B.D.Jacks.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, 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.