species 11,662 observations
Purple Sage
Salvia leucophylla
Field notes
Salvia leucophylla, the San Luis purple sage or gray sage, is an aromatic sage native to the southern coastal mountain ranges of the Californias.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Alfalfa Looper, Bilobed Looper Moth, Caramel Looper, Anoncia conia
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Sage Angled-Mason
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
White Sage Leaf Gall Midge, Rhopalomyia salviae
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Western Aphideater, Lesser Goldfinch, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Forked Globetail
10
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Habropoda depressa, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Horse-fly Carpenter Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
109
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.