About Salvia subincisa Benth.
Salvia subincisa, commonly known as sawtooth sage or sharptooth sage, is a small erect Salvia species. It is native to New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas in the United States, and to the Baja California peninsula, Chihuahua, and Sonora in Mexico. It typically grows in sandy areas near roadsides or other arid regions of the American southwest. In New Mexico, it is very frequently found associated with Pueblo ruins, growing alongside Cleome serrulata and Lithospermum caroliniense. This species produces deep purple flowers that have white markings on the inside, borne above small opposite leaves. It is similar in appearance to Salvia reflexa, though it is smaller than Salvia reflexa.
