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Salvia

not marked as a favorite taxon Salvia farinacea Bentham. Common name: Mealy-cup Sage. Phenology: Apr-Jul (-Nov). Habitat: Limestone prairies and rock outcrops, eastwards in disturbed areas. Distribution: N. Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico south to s. Texas and ne. Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León); eastwards adventive in Alachua and Marion counties, Florida.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, K4, Meso4.2, Mex, NcTx, WH3; > Salvia farinacea Bentham var. farinacea — Tx; > Salvia farinacea Bentham var. latifolia Shinners — Tx. Basionym: Salvia farinacea Bentham 1833

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image #1 of Salvia farinacea© Alan Cressler: Salvia farinacea, Dolan Falls Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Val Verde County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Salvia farinacea© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Salvia farinacea© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Salvia farinacea© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Salvia farinacea© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Salvia farinacea© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷

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