Sawtooth Sage
Salvia subincisa
Family:
Mint (Lamiaceae)
AKA:
Sharptooth Sage
Picture taken on: September 23, 2011
Location:
White Rock, NM
Life Zones:
Foothills
Habitat:
Sandy, dry areas
Grows to 18" as a bush. Flowers are purple with a distinctive white marking on the large lower lip. The flowers are followed by a green to purple calyx that contains the fruit, shown at the top of the photo.