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Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea)
Etlinger, 1777

 

Other names: Scarlet sage, Texas sage, blood sage

 

Salvia coccinea is an annual or perennial herb ranging from the southeastern United States and Mexico to Brazil and northern Argentina; also in the Caribbean; introduced to Hawaii. This species is usually found on sandy soils in coastal plains, e.g., in thornscrub, chaparral, open woods, etc. In the southern United States it flowers from February through October.

 

Salvia-coccinea tropical-sage   24643
Tropical Sage
(Salvia coccinea)
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Texas USA
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