Lamiaceae FAMILY

Salvia dorrii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salvia carnosa is a much-branched, erect to ascending, evergreen shrub that can grow from 20 - 80cm tall and 20 - 150cm wide[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to make a low hedge[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona,

HabitatSandy, rocky or limestone soil on dry open slopes, on flats or foothills, often associated with pinyon juniper, sagebrush, chaparral, and cool desert shrub habitats, at elevations from 300 - 3,050 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. , 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]