Taxon Report

Salvia funerea Jones

Death Valley sage

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Taxon Summary

Salvia funerea, commonly known as Death Valley sage, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Lamiaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub, growing at elevations from 0 to 1865 meters. Salvia funerea is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Salvia funerea Jones
Common Name:	Death Valley sage
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM1S0M0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SAFU2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-May	Mar-May
Elevation:	0-1865 (0-6120)
General Habitats:	Mojavean desert scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Amboy (3411556), Cadiz (3411555), Cadiz Summit (3411554), Chloride City (3611668), Cottonwood Canyon (3611753), East of Sand Flat (3611763), Echo Canyon (3611646), Fall Canyon (3611772), Furnace Creek (3611647), Grapevine Peak (3611782), Grotto Canyon (3611751), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Nevares Peak (3611657), Panamint Butte (3611743), Ryan (3611636), Sand Spring (3711725), Stewart Valley (3611622), The Dunes (3611744), Thimble Peak (3611771), Twelvemile Spring (3611612), Ubehebe Crater (3711714), Westgard Pass (3711832), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



On watch list in NV.
Threats:

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 February 2025].