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Salvia engelmannii Gray

Engelmann's sage, Engelmann’s salvia
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

USDA Symbol: SAEN2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Salvia Engelmannii

Engelmann's Salvia

Lamiaceae

Location: Upper Balcones rd., 30 m NE of creek, 6.5 km SW of IH 10 & Hwy 46, outside the city of Boerne.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Roadside. Caliche. Very dry. Full sun. Harsh environment.

Description: Low bushy perennial to 30 cm tall with blue bilabiate flowers along the upper stems. Showy plant with its dense white hairs encircling the throat of the calyx concealing 4 small nutlets within.

County: Kendall
 Collector: Lottie Millsaps
 Collection Date: Apr 11, 1992
 Specimen number: 163

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0510
 Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
 Accession Number: 39

Annotations: SCXXK

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