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Distribution by County   7311    
Salvia mellifera  Greene
Black sage
Salvia mellifera is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 27 Merced: 1 San Diego: 919 Santa Cruz: 50
Contra Costa: 85 Monterey: 293 San Francisco: 2 Sonoma: 1
Fresno: 191 Napa: 1 San Joaquin: 1 Stanislaus: 15
Kern: 4 Orange: 792 San Luis Obispo: 329 Ventura: 1466
Kings: 8 Riverside: 613 San Mateo: 4
Los Angeles: 2133 San Benito: 337 Santa Barbara: 265
Marin: 5 San Bernardino: 123 Santa Clara: 115

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).