CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Salvia greatae

Common Name:	Orocopia sage
Family:	Lamiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDLAM1S0P0
Full Name:	Salvia greatae Bdg.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	SAGR3

Biology
Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub Blooming Period: March - April Habitat: • Mojavean desert scrub • Sonoran desert scrub

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 25
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

6 1 0 0 0 18

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
21	4

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
25	0	0

Notes
SBD Co. report is questionable. See Zoe 5:229 (1906) for original description, and Phytologia 71(3):167-170 (1991) for nomenclatural correction. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: -40 - 825 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Imperial (IMP), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD) ?

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Frink NW (044B) 33115D6, Frink (044C) 33115C6, Durmid (045A) 33115D7, Corn Spring (061A) 33115F3, Desert Center (061B) 33115F4, Red Canyon (062C) 33115E6, Mortmar (063C) 33115E8, Orocopia Canyon (063D) 33115E7, Cadiz (151D)? 34115E5

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

718

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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