North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Lamiaceae > Salvia (sage)
	Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) Graham Co., NC 13 May 2006 Statewide and common in a variety of habitats in NC including lawns and roadsides.
	Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) Graham Co., NC 13 May 2006 The common name of this plant comes from the shape of the basal leaves.
	Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) with Pipevine Swallowtail Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 Several species of butterflies are attracted to the nectar produced by various species of Salvia, including this one!

	Azure Sage (Salvia azurea) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Rare in NC, Azure Sage is found in dry wooded habitats in the sandhills.
	Azure Sage (Salvia azurea) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006
	Azure Sage (Salvia azurea) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006
	Azure Sage (Salvia azurea) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.