Salvia mellifera Greene, Pittonia 2: 236 (1892) (syn: Audibertia spinulosa Nutt. ex Benth. ; Salvia mellifera subsp. jonesii (Munz) Abrams ; Salvia mellifera var. jonesii Munz ; Salvia mellifera var. revoluta Munz ; Salvia mellifera subsp. revoluta (Munz) Abrams ; Audibertia stachyoides Benth. ; Audibertiella stachyoides (Benth.) Briq. ; Ramona stachyoides (Benth.) Briq. ; Salvia mellifera var. typica Munz );
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W. California to Mexico (N. Baja California) as per POWO;
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Salvia mellifera from California-GS07052023-1: 5 high res. images.
Salvia mellifera Greene
A low fragrant shrub native to California with white to pale blue flowers.
Clicked from Fremont, California.
To me looks different (though I am not sure) from images at
https://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/plants/Lamiaceae/Salvia%20mellifera.htm
https://calscape.org/Salvia-mellifera-(Black-Sage)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Salvia_mellifera
https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=43071
initially I also was unsure, but after repeated discussion on Facebook Plant Identification group I was convinced.
I guess the ID is correct !
http://www.plantsystematics.org/Salvia_mellifera_15076.html
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life
https://nathistoc.bio.Lamiaceae/Salvia%20mellifera.htm
https://calscape.org/Salvia-mellifera-(Black-Sage)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Salvia_mellifera
https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=43071
