Salvia microphylla

Salvia microphylla
Garden cultivar of Salvia microphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. microphylla
Binomial name
Salvia microphylla
Synonyms[1]
  • Lasemia coccinea Raf., nom. superfl.
  • Lesemia coccinea Raf., nom. superfl.
  • Salvia gasterantha Briq.
  • Salvia grahamii Benth.
  • Salvia lemmonii A.Gray
  • Salvia menthifolia Ten.
  • Salvia microphylla var. canescens A.Gray
  • Salvia microphylla var. neurepia (Fernald) Epling
  • Salvia microphylla var. wislizeni A.Gray
  • Salvia neurepia Fernald
  • Salvia obtusa M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Salvia odoratissima Sessé & Moc.

Salvia microphylla, synonyms including Salvia grahamii, Salvia lemmonii and Salvia neurepia,[1] the baby sage, Graham's sage, or blackcurrant sage, is an evergreen shrub found in the wild in southeastern Arizona and the mountains of eastern, western, and southern Mexico. It is a very complex species which easily hybridizes, resulting in numerous hybrids and cultivars brought into horticulture since the 1990s. The specific epithet microphylla, from the Greek, means "small leaved". In Mexico it is called mirto de montes, or "myrtle of the mountains".[2]

  1. ^ a b "Salvia microphylla Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  2. ^ Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. pp. 192–193. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.