Salvia mohavensis

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Salvia mohavensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: S. mohavensis
Binomial name
Salvia mohavensis
Greene

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 appear nearly gray due to a covering of fine white hairs. The flowers are blue, about 2 cm long, produced in clusters in the spring.

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