Salvia mohavensis
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Salvia mohavensis (Mojave sage) is a species of sage endemic to the Mojave Desert. It is a low rounded shrub growing to 1 m tall with small opposite evergreen leaves 1.5–2 cm long, which are dark green<ref name=MDW>Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., p 58</ref> or may appear nearly gray due to a covering of fine white hairs. The 2 cm long flowers are pale blue with protruding stamens, and occur in headlike whorls that occur singly at the tip of the stem.<ref name=MDW/> It blooms from April to June.<ref name=MDW/>
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- Jepson Flora Project: Salvia mohavensis
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