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Salvia lyrata L.
Lyre-leaved sage

Salvia lyrata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Lamiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and Central United States.

Map of Florida Locations

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Distinguished from other native Salvia in South Florida by its mostly basal leaves. For images of plants with basal leaves, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below. Also, visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information.

Other data on Salvia lyrata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Salvia lyrata has been found in the following 4 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native

Salvia lyrata has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Lee County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Martin County Native

Salvia lyrata has been found in the following 4 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Flatwoods
Mesic Hammock
Prairie Hammock

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Salvia lyrata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Salvia lyrata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Salvia lyrata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Salvia lyrata
Copyright by: Susan Lerner, cultivated at Pan's Garden, Town of Palm Beach, Florida, USA.