Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Salvia leucantha
Mexican Bush Sage
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh & more
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mexico to C. America.
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →Tamil Nadu →Himachal Pradesh →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Mexican Bush Sage
Identify Mexican Bush Sage by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Purple velvety calyx with white corolla.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mexican Bush Sage.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Salvia leucantha
- Genus
- Salvia
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Karnataka, Nagaland, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The linear-lanceolate leaves are a soft mid-green, with whitish, hairy undersides.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The linear-lanceolate leaves are a soft mid-green, with whitish, hairy undersides.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mexican Bush Sage itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mexican Bush Sage itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Mexican Bush Sage
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) belongs to the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and 5 other states.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Mexican Bush Sage belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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