Salvia dorrii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams

Desert sage, Dorr's sage, Purple sage

Salvia dorrii is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1379 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. dorrii ... var. incana ... var. pilosa
Genus:	Salvia
Family:	Lamiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Salvia dorrii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SADO4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Moth Larval Host Plant: It is a larval host plant to the elegant sphinx moth. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).