Friday, April 22, 2011

Creeping Sage


1.     Common Name: Creeping Sage
Scientific Name: Salvia sonomensis
Clade: Vascular seed-producing angiosperm
Date Collected: 4.21.2011
Location Collected: UC Berkeley Campus Botanical Garden
Habitat: Grows best on dry hillsides and woodlands generally not too dry
Nativity: Endemic to California
Special Notes: Salvia sonomensis can be used as a mild stimulant when smoked. The plant is easy to grow and cultivate as it can live in many different kinds of soils and environments except where it is too moist. It is also used frequently on Thanksgiving as a cooking herb and is used as stuffing, as well as in other more common meats.

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