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Purple Wood Sage
Salvia nemorosa
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Meadow SageSalvia pratensis
purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Whorled ClarySalvia verticillata
Uyghur SageSalvia deserta
Macedonian ClarySalvia amplexicaulis
Eastern Meadow SageSalvia dumetorum
garden sageSalvia officinalis
carpet bugleAjuga reptans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,248 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 5,034 |
| Russia | 1,536 |
| Ukraine | 1,533 |
| Austria | 954 |
| Colorado | 702 |
| Niederösterreich | 505 |
| Hungary | 476 |
| Germany | 439 |
| Indiana | 348 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | Mint Family · Lamiaceae |
| Genus | Sages · Salvia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Purple Wood Sage with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.