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Salvia Sect. Audibertia
Audibertia
Children
- Dorr's Sage Complex 2 native
- Black Sage native
- White Sage native
- Chia native
- Purple Sage native
- Hummingbird Sage native
- Cleveland Sage native
- Sonoma Sage native
- Munz's Sage native
- Bristle Sage native
- Brandegee's Sage native
- Mojave Sage native
- White × Black Sage Hybrid
- Desert Sage native
- Purple × Black Sage Hybrid
- Desperado Sage
- Baja Sage
- San Bernardino Sage native
- Palmer's Sage
- Asbestos Mountain Sage
- Salvia clevelandii × mellifera
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native salvia sect. audibertia All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
130
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Purple Sage
Salvia leucophylla
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
2
food
10
flowers
109
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Hummingbird Sage
Salvia spathacea
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
2
food
10
flowers
96
-
Chia
Salvia columbariae
caterpillars
3
bees
1
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
120
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White Sage
Salvia apiana
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
2
food
13
flowers
112
-
Cleveland Sage
Salvia clevelandii
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
101
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Sonoma Sage
Salvia sonomensis
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
99
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Dorr's Sage
Salvia dorrii
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
2
food
8
flowers
123
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Rose Sage
Salvia pachyphylla
caterpillars
1
bees
1
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
96
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Munz's Sage
Salvia munzii
caterpillars
1
bees
1
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
87
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Bristle Sage
Salvia vaseyi
bees
1
hosts
2
food
8
flowers
84
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Desert Sage
Salvia eremostachya
bees
1
hosts
2
food
8
flowers
83
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Brandegee's Sage
Salvia brandegeei
bees
1
hosts
2
food
8
flowers
81
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Mojave Sage
Salvia mohavensis
bees
1
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
89