Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Salvia azurea var. grandiflora
Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.
Pitcher Sage, Blue Sage
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
USDA Symbol: SAAZGUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Salvia azurea var. grandiflora
Blue Sage/Azurea Sage
Lamiaceae
Location: 1.5 km N of Loop 1604, on W fenceline of Blanco Rd.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Dry, rocky, limestone soil. Few, scattered.
Description: Erect perennial from 22 cm taproot. Lower stem woody, 4-angled, 3 mm dia, to 70 cm tall. Leaves opposite, dentate, lanceolate, acute to rounded apically, tapering to a 6 mm or less petiole, 2x5.5 cm. Flowers in upper axils and terminal clusters of 2-8. Bracts 3x2 cm, terete. Blue-lavender, bilabiate lips from white throat. Calyx cylinoric, enclosing the fruit.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Aug 17, 1992
Specimen number: 479
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0725
Accession Date: Apr 26, 1994
Accession Number: 53
Annotations: (In flower and fruit)
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