Lamiaceae — Mint Family
Salvia lavanduloides Kunth
Salvia lavanduloides Kunth
Lavender leaf sage (Salvia lavanduloides) is a fire-adapted Lamiaceae species native to Central American montane forests.
Salvia leucophylla Greene
Salvia leucophylla Greene
Salvia leucophylla Greene is an evergreen shrub native to California and Baja California, widely used in xeriscape gardening with allelopathic properties.
Salvia longispicata M.Martens & Galeotti
Salvia longispicata M.Martens & Galeotti
Salvia longispicata is a Mexican perennial salvia shrub valued for hybridization, parent of popular garden cultivars.
Salvia lyrata L.
Salvia lyrata L.
Salvia lyrata L. is a lyre-leaved sage that is cultivated for ornament and as a turf alternative, with historical medicinal uses.
Salvia mellifera Greene
Salvia mellifera Greene
Salvia mellifera (Californian black sage) is an aromatic perennial California shrub valued for ecology, traditional medicine, and rare honey.
Salvia mexicana L.
Salvia mexicana L.
Salvia mexicana, or Mexican sage, is a herbaceous shrubby perennial from central Mexico with several cultivated cultivars.
Salvia microphylla Kunth
Salvia microphylla Kunth
Salvia microphylla, also called blackcurrant sage, is a fragrant flowering sage grown for ornament and as a tea and medicinal plant in central Mexico.
Salvia misella Kunth
Salvia misella Kunth
Salvia misella, tropical sage, is an annual herb growing across tropical America, related to Salvia occidentalis with blue flowers.
Salvia munzii Epling
Salvia munzii Epling
Salvia munzii is a bushy aromatic sage native to Baja California and southern California, often cultivated for gardens.
Salvia nemorosa L.
Salvia nemorosa L.
Salvia nemorosa L. is a perennial flowering plant with many horticulturally grown hardy cultivars suited to full sun.
Salvia nipponica Miq.
Salvia nipponica Miq.
Salvia nipponica Miq. is a hairy-flowered perennial salvia native to Japan and Taiwan, with yellow corollas that have red spots.
Salvia nutans L.
Salvia nutans L.
Salvia nutans (nodding sage) is a Lamiaceae species native to parts of Eurasia, introduced as a garden escapee to North America.
Salvia officinalis L.
Salvia officinalis L.
Salvia officinalis (common sage) is a Mediterranean herb with variable cultivars, a long history of diverse uses.
Salvia pachyphylla Epling ex Munz
Salvia pachyphylla Epling ex Munz
Salvia pachyphylla is a perennial sage shrub native to western US, with isolated compounds showing in vitro cytotoxic effects on human cancer cells.
Salvia patens Cav.
Salvia patens Cav.
Salvia patens Cav. is a tuberous flowering plant popular in cultivation, with notable cultivars and an Award of Garden Merit.
Salvia plebeia R.Br.
Salvia plebeia R.Br.
Salvia plebeia R.Br. is an annual or biennial herb native to broad Asia, growing up to 90 cm tall with small multi-colored corollas.
Salvia polystachia Cav.
Salvia polystachia Cav.
Salvia polystachia Cav. is a brittle-stemmed flowering sage that blooms in late summer to early fall with violet-blue-centered white flowers.
Salvia pratensis L.
Salvia pratensis L.
Salvia pratensis L., or meadow clary, is a herbaceous perennial sage widely grown in horticulture with a history of folk uses.
Salvia prunelloides Kunth
Salvia prunelloides Kunth
Salvia prunelloides Kunth is a small perennial flowering sage native to Mexico, first described in 1817.
Salvia purpurea Cav.
Salvia purpurea Cav.
Salvia purpurea Cav. is a rarely sold herbaceous perennial native to Mexico and Central America, blooming pinkish purple-violet flowers from autumn to winter.
Salvia reflexa Hornem.
Salvia reflexa Hornem.
Salvia reflexa is an introduced and native toxic annual subshrub found across multiple continents.
Salvia ringens Sm.
Salvia ringens Sm.
Salvia ringens is a hardy herbaceous perennial sage native to the Balkan Peninsula with showy violet-blue flowers.
Salvia roemeriana Scheele
Salvia roemeriana Scheele
Salvia roemeriana (cedar sage) is a low-growing scarlet-flowered sage that usually grows on limestone soil with junipers.
Salvia rosmarinus Spenn.
Salvia rosmarinus Spenn.
Salvia rosmarinus, commonly rosemary, is an aromatic evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean, widely cultivated globally.
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