Salvia subincisa

Salvia subincisa
Salvia subincisa on revegetated rangeland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. subincisa
Binomial name
Salvia subincisa

Salvia subincisa, the sawtooth sage or sharptooth sage, is a small erect Salvia species that is native to New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas in the United States,[1][2] and the Baja California peninsula, Chihuahua, and Sonora in Mexico.[3] It is typically found growing in sandy areas near roadsides or other arid parts of the American southwest. It is very often associated with Pueblo ruins in New Mexico, along with Cleome serrulata and Lithospermum caroliniense.[4]

Salvia subincisa has deep purple flowers with white markings inside, above small opposite leaves. It is similar, though smaller, than Salvia reflexa.

References

  1. ^ "Salvia subincisa Bentham". Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness. Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ^ USDA Plant Profile
  3. ^ Rebman, Jon P.; Gibson, Judy; Rich, Karen (15 November 2016). "Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico" (PDF). Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 45. San Diego Natural History Museum: 185 – via San Diego Plant Atlas.
  4. ^ M. Kat Anderson (22 February 2006). Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources. University of California Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-520-24851-9. Retrieved 8 September 2012.


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