Lamiaceae
Salvia

Salvia azurea Michx. ex Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 253 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & S. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Introduced into:

Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fisher, G.L. [s.n.] United States K004729744 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [145] United States K004729745 Yes
Fremont [30] K004729741 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [2030] United States K004729736 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] K004729742 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K004729739 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] K004729738 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] K004729734 Yes
[Dr Null] [s.n.] K004729735 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K004729746 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5276] United States K004729737 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004729733 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004729743 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K004729732 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K004729731 Yes
Nov 1, 1977 Lindheimer, P. [145] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K000929911 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bush, B.F. [9053] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729722 Yes
Blakley, O.W. [3405] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729727 Yes
s.coll. [150] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729718 Yes
Ruth, A. [112] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729714 Yes
[S.B. Buckben] [s.n.] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729720 Yes
Bush, B.F. [452] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729725 Yes
Lindheimer [1085] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729712 Yes
Bush, B.F. [452] Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729719 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729721 Yes
Reverchon, J. [2030A] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729711 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9708] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729723 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8879] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729730 Yes
Palmer, E. [1091] Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729715 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9708A] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729724 Yes
Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K000929912 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729716 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [145] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729717 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [2878] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729729 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [1793] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729728 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Venn, J.M. [NA16283] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729710 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8966] United States Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri K004729726 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0