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Desert Sage

Salvia dorrii

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

Some may call desert sage (Salvia dorrii) one of the American West's most rugged but beautiful native shrubs. Among the few flowering noncactus plants that relishes heat, nutrient-poor soil and little water

Habitat:

Mt Diablo

Notes:

A surprising find.

Reference Links:

Desert Sage Plant | Garden Guides

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Comments (3)
SarahWhitt
SWEET!! Mother Nature ALWAYS SURPRISES US, huh?
HemaShah
After a severe drought the rains came back, and, look what they brought with them!

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Wild Flowers Of Mt Diablo and surrounding open space
Photographed
PublishedMay 25, 2017

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