Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Salvia mohavensis (Mojave sage) is a species of sage endemic to the Mojave Desert. It is a low rounded shrub growing to 1 m tall with small opposite evergreen leaves 1. 5-2 cm long, which are dark green or may appear nearly gray due to a covering of fine white hairs. The 2 cm long flowers are pale blue with protruding stamens, and occur in headlike whorls that occur singly at the tip of the stem. It blooms from April to June.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

3 ft Tall

Dormancy

Evergreen

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Color

Blue

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Hummingbirds
Birds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Pherne subpunctata