PLANTS Profile for Salvia azurea var. grandiflora (pitcher sage)

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PLANTS Profile

Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.
pitcher sage

Symbol:

SAAZG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.

Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.

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Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.

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Synonyms:
Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.

	SAAZI	Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. ssp. intermedia Epling
	SAAZP	Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. ssp. pitcheri (Torr. ex Benth.) Epling
	SAPI3	Salvia pitcheri Torr. ex Benth.

Distribution:
Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.


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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, TN, TX, UT, WI)

Related Taxa:
Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 95 species in Salvia, 2 varieties in Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam.

Classification:
Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Salvia L. – sage
Species	Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. – azure blue sage
Variety	Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth. – pitcher sage

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Salvia azurea ssp. pitcheri
blue sage		Threatened
Tennessee:
blue sage		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530228.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 01:44 PM CST