Lamiaceae
Hummingbird sage
Salvia spathacea
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 大苞鼠尾草
- English
- Hummingbird sage
Synonyms
- Audibertia grandiflora Benth.
- Audibertiella grandiflora (Benth.) Briq.
- Ramona grandiflora (Benth.) Briq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Frances Shelley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hanxiouchao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Thor Romero, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Lucia Toman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: bradfordg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alyxandru Land Land, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.