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  6. Mint Family
  7. Sages
  8. Salvia Sect. Audibertia
  9. Brandegee's Sage

species 481 observations

Brandegee's Sage

Salvia brandegeei

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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92 native animals
supported in the US
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Sage Angled-Mason 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it White Sage Leaf Gall Midge, Rhopalomyia salviae 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Large-tailed Aphideater, Western Aphideater, White-bowed Smoothwing, Orange-crowned Warbler 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Painted Lady, American Bumble Bee, Umber Skipper 81

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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