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| Scientific Name | Salvia lycioides | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SALY |
| Common Name | Canyon Sage | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 32723 |
| Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Rocky soils in canyons, ledges and slopes in mid to upper elevations in mountainous areas of Big Bend. Plant: Perennial shrub with many erect and spreading stems, 1 to 2 feet tall and as wide; stems are mostly smooth and may be slightly hairy and glandular near tips. Leaves: Oblong-elliptic to broadly ovate leaves 3/8 to 1-1/4 inches long; prominent mid-vein ; on short petioles; edges are entire to coarsely crenulate-serrulate; surfaces may be smooth to covered with minute hairs and gland-dotted. Inflorescence: Elongated open racemes up to 6 inches long with flowers oppositely-arranged and about 1/2-inch long; blue to indigo-blue corollas have two lips, lower lip much larger than the upper. Bloom Period: April to October. Reference: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason. |
BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key |
Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Salvia regla | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SARE4 |
| Common Name | Mountain Sage | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 32738 |
| Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Wooded, rocky slopes at mid- to higher elevations in the Chisos Mtns of Big Bend, and northern Mexico.
Plant: Leafy, much-branched shrub with many basal stems, 2 to 6 feet tall.
Leaves: Dark green deltoid or ovate leaves up to 2 inches long and wide with coarsely-toothed edges; upper surface smooth, gladular-hairy beneath. Inflorescence: Clusters of one to a few two-lipped, scarlet flowers, from leaf axils or in short terminal racemes; each up to 2 inches long. Bloom Period: June to September. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
