Salvia carduacea Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7300

Salvia carduacea Benth.

Thistle sage

2005 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

2002 Christopher L. Christie

Salvia carduacea, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Distribution Observation Search (1071 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	LAMIACEAE
Genus:	Salvia

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Salvia carduacea


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SACA8)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Dec 13, 2019).