Salvia carduacea

Salvia carduacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Salvia
Species:	S. carduacea
Binomial name
	Salvia carduacea; Benth.

Salvia carduacea, the thistle sage,^[1] is a herbaceous perennial shrub native to California and Baja California, found up to 1400 m elevation. It responds drastically to its environment, growing anywhere from 15 cm to 1 m in height. The wooly white basal leaves resemble a thistle's, with long spines, while the flowers grow in whorls on calyces that are wooly and spiny. The flowers are a vibrant lavender with bright orange anthers. The foliage is pungent, with a scent similar to citronella.^[2]

Notes

↑ "Salvia carduacea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.

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[1] "Salvia carduacea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

[Clebsch-2] Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.