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Salvia farinacea Benth.

Mealy blue sage, Mealy sage, Mealycup sage
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

USDA Symbol: SAFA2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Salvia farinacea

Mealy Sage

Lamiaceae

Location: N side of Canyon Lake by roadside of Hwy 306 at Longhorn Drive.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Plentiful, in colonies by roadside.

Description: Low clump with one, or a few, flowering stalks rising 30-90 cm. Lower leaves have longer petioles than upper ones. Whorls of violet-blue flowers (12-25 mm long) are spaced along the spike-like inflorescence. Calyces are smoky violet.

County: Comal
 Collector: Mary Beth White
 Collection Date: May 14, 1993
 Specimen number: 131

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0370
 Accession Date: May 25, 1993
 Accession Number: 29

Annotations: SCFXC

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