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autumn sage

Salvia greggii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 21, February 20, March 22, April 43, May 26, June 13, July 11, August 12, September 14, October 15, November 19, December 19.
Texas5,692
New Mexico409
United States307
Mexico197
Coahuila de Zaragoza107
Nuevo Leon41
California30
San Luis Potosi15
Colorado13
Zacatecas13

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusSages · Salvia

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