Native Plants
Salvia engelmannii
Salvia engelmannii A. Gray
Engelmann's Sage, Engelmann's Salvia
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
USDA Symbol: SAEN2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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