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|familia=Lamiaceae
 
|familia=Lamiaceae
|genus=Salvia  
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|genus=Salvia
 
|species=sonomensis
 
|species=sonomensis
 
|common_name=Creeping sage, Sonoma sage
 
|common_name=Creeping sage, Sonoma sage
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|exposure=part-sun
 
|exposure=part-sun
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|features=flowers
 
|flowers=blue, purple
 
|flowers=blue, purple
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|Temp Metric=°F
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|max_zone=11
 
|max_zone=11
|image=Upload.png
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|image=Salviasonomensis.jpg
|image_width=240
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Describe the plant here...
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'''''Salvia sonomensis''''' ('''Sonoma sage''', '''creeping sage''') is a low-growing [[Salvia|sage]] native to [[California]].
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As suggested by its common name, it is a mat-forming [[subshrub]] with stems growing no more about 40 cm high. The leaves are lance-elliptic to [[obovate]] in shape, about 3-6 cm long and .5 to 1.5 cm wide; they are hairy, the upper surface with minute hairs, and the lower surface so densely covered with recurved hairs that it looks white. The [[inflorescence]]s are [[scapose]], with clusters 1 to 1.5 cm wide. The flowers range in color from blue to lilac and purple.
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This is a sage of the California coastal areas, ranging from the [[Klamath Range]] in the north to the hills of the coast between Los Angeles and San Diego. It is also found in the western foothills of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]], at elevations between 2000 meters. Habitats include [[chaparral]], oak woodland, [[yellow pine]] forests, and dry slopes in general.
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==