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Field Notes

Description:

Small, silver and green, fuzzy leaves with deep veins. There are tall peduncles with several clusters of dried flowers along the spike.

Habitat:

Dried grassland near coastal scrub.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
DespinaTsafetopoulou
They call it "salvia desperado" . And perhaps the winter foliage is different, it happens in lots of Greek salvia species http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Carlsbad-Salvia-leucophylla-x-apiana-Desperado-flower-detail.jpg
DespinaTsafetopoulou
I was between the S. leucophylla and the S.Apiana...Could be an interspecies hybrid, too.. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/salvia/msg0221503021203.html
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you for the suggestion, Despina. The leaves of S. leucophylla are elongated and relatively smooth. I agree this one looks like Salvia with its inflorescence.
DespinaTsafetopoulou
Probably gray sage (salvia leucophylla) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_leucophylla

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PublishedDecember 3, 2012

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