Lamiaceae
West Indian sage
Salvia occidentalis
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- قصعين غربي
- Chinese
- 腺萼鼠尾草
- English
- West Indian sage
- Haitian Creole
- Vilnerè
- Persian
- مریمگلی غربی
Synonyms
- Horminum occidentale (Sw.) M.Gómez
- Hyptis glandulosa Sieber ex Benth.
- Salvia lateriflora Fernald
- Salvia martinicensis Sessé & Moc.
- Salvia occidentalis f. bicolor Kuntze
- Salvia occidentalis f. violacea Kuntze
- Salvia occidentalis var. garberi Chapm.
- Salvia privoides var. garberi (Chapm.) Chapm.
- Salvia procumbens Ruiz & Pav.
- Salvia pseudoprivoides Epling
- Salvia radicans Poir.
- Salvia setosa Fernald
- Salvia viscosa Sessé & Moc.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, 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.