Taxon Details

Salvia greatae

Orocopia sage

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Taxon Summary:

Salvia greatae, commonly known as Orocopia sage, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Lamiaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub, and Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from -40 to 825 meters. Salvia greatae is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Salvia greatae Bdg.
Common Name: Orocopia sage
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM1S0P0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SAGR3
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: Mar-Apr

Elevation:
-40 - 825 meters
-130 - 2705 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: SBD Co. report is questionable. See Zoe 5:229 (1906) for original description, and Phytologia 71(3):167-170 (1991) for nomenclatural correction.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	5
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	40 %
ORV activity	9	36%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	7	28%
Military operations	6	24%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	4%
Other	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					25
A	B	C	D	X	U
6	1	0	0	0	18

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	22
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	25
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Riverside (RIV)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Durmid (3311547), Durmid SE (3311537), Frink (3311536), Frink NW (3311546), Mortmar (3311558), Orocopia Canyon (3311557), Red Canyon (3311556)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory