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Lyre-leaf sage
Salvia lyrata
35.4666, -80.5713
Field Notes
Description:
Basal rosette of leaves up to 8" long; leaves have irregular margins, typically pinnately lobed or cut; centervein sometimes dark wine-purple; hairy stem up to 2' grows from rosette, with uneven whorls of two-lipped lavendar to blue flowers; flowers heaviest April to June
Habitat:
Full sun or light to medium shade; found on roadsides, fields, and open woodlands
Notes:
Along driveway; Native Americans used the root as a salve for sores, and used the whole plant as a tea for colds and coughs
Species ID Suggestions
2
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