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−{{Taxobox
−| color = lightgreen
−| name = White sage
−| image = Salvia_apiana.jpg
−| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
−| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
−| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
−| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
−| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
−| genus = ''[[Salvia]]''
−| species = '''''S. apiana'''''
−| binomial = ''Salvia apiana''
−| binomial_authority = Jepson
'''White sage''' (''Salvia apiana''), also known as '''Sacred sage''', is an [[evergreen]] [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[shrub]] of the genus ''[[Salvia]]'', the sages. It is native to the southwestern [[United States]] and northwestern [[Mexico]], being found mainly in the [[coastal sage scrub]] habitat of [[Southern California]] and [[Baja California]], on the western edges of the [[Mojave Desert|Mojave]] and [[Sonoran desert]]s.
−White sage is a sub-shrub that is less than 1 m tall. The leaves are widely lanceolate and tapered at the base. The margin is minutely toothed and rounded. The leaves are generally basal, covered with dense hairs, which gives it a white coloring, and are about 4–8 cm long. The [[inflorescence]] is a spike-like clusters with few flowers. The [[flower]]s are bilateral, about 12–22 mm in length, and are white with lavender spots and streaks. Both the [[stamen]]s and styles are exserted. The [[fruit]] form into shiny, light brown [[nutlet]]s that are 2.5–3 mm in size.
−== Ecology and Reproduction ==
−White sage is a common plant that requires well drained dry soil, full sun, and little water. They occur on dry slopes in [[coastal sage scrub]], [[chaparral]], and yellow-pine forests of Southern California to Baja California at less than 1500 m elevation.
−[[Bumblebee]]s, [[hawk moth]]s and [[wasp]]s [[Pollination|pollinate]] the White sage, and [[hummingbird]]s also appear to like the plant.+The white sage typically flowers between May and August.
−[[North American Indians|Native Americans]] had several uses for this plant: seeds were ground into a [[flour]] and used for mush; leaves were used for flavoring in cooking; leaves were also eaten, smoked or used in a sweathouse as a remedy for colds; seeds were dropped into the eye and permitted to roll around under the eyelids in order to cleanse the eyes; and leaves were crushed and mixed with water to create a hair shampoo, dye and straightener.
−White sage is also [[herbalism|used medicinally]]. It can be made into a tea, which decreases sweating, salivation, and mucous secretions in the sinuses, throat, and lungs. Cold tea can be a good stomach tonic, while a lukewarm tea is good for treating sore throats. The leaves can also be used as a uterine hemostatic tea for heavy menstruation; however, since it can also decrease lactation, nursing mothers are advised not to use it.
−White sage is considered sacred by many Native Americans since it is used to make [[smudge stick]]s, a type of [[incense]]. White sage is believed to cleanse a space of any evil spirits that may be present. This power is said to be released from the plant by the burning of the leaves, which are typically bundled into a wand or stick. Today many Native American tribes still use the stems and leaves for smudging as part of purification ceremonies.+* [[Medicinal plants of the American West]]+
+[[Category:Lamiaceae]]+[[Category:Plants and pollinators]]+[[Category:Flora of California]]
−[[Category:Flora of the Mojave Desert]]
−[[Category:Flora of Baja California|Sage, White ]]
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+'''''Salvia apiana''''', also known as '''white sage''', '''bee sage''', or '''sacred sage''', is an [[evergreen]] [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[shrub]] of the genus ''[[Salvia]]'', the sages. It is native to the southwestern [[United States]] and northwestern [[Mexico]], being found mainly in the [[coastal sage scrub]] habitat of [[Southern California]] and [[Baja California]], on the western edges of the [[Mojave Desert|Mojave]] and [[Sonoran desert]]s.
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+White sage is a sub-shrub that can grow over 1 meter tall. The leaves (about 4–8 cm long) are generally basal and are covered with dense hairs, which give them a white coloring. The leaves are widely lanceolate with tapered bases, and the margins are minutely toothed. The [[inflorescence]] is a spike-like cluster with few flowers. The white [[flower]]s have lavender spots and streaks. The flowers have a bilateral shape and are about 12–22 mm in length. Both the [[stamen]]s and styles are exserted past the end of the flower lobes. The 2.5– to 3-millimeter-long [[fruit]] is a shiny, light-brown [[nutlet]].
+
+White sage is a common plant that requires well-drained dry soil, full sun, and little water. The plant occurs on dry slopes in [[coastal sage scrub]], [[chaparral]], and yellow-pine forests of Southern California to Baja California at less than 1500 m elevation.
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+==Cultivation==
−== Morphology ==
+===Propagation===
−===Pests and diseases===
−== Ethnobotany ==
+==Varieties==
−==Gallery==
−==See also==
+<gallery perrow=5>
−File:Salvia apiana 3.jpg
+File:Salvia apiana Adelaide.jpg
+File:Salvia apiana 4.jpg
+</gallery>
==References==
==References==
−* [http://www.livingdesert.org/plants/white_sage.asp The Living Desert - White Sage fact sheet]
+<references/>
−* [http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/604.htm ''Salvia apiana'']
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
−* [http://biology.csusb.edu/PlantGuideFolder/SalviaApiana/SalviaApianaPage.htm Photograph of White sage]
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
−* [http://plants.nrcs.usda.gov/plantguide/doc/cs_saap2.doc USDA]
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
−* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Salvia+apiana Jepson Flora Project]
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
+==External links==
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