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Ornamental Texas sage in bloom Texas sage. Texas sage is nicknamed the "barometer bush" due to a commonly held belief that it can predict the rain. According to folklore, the plant goes into bloom in anticipation of upcoming rain. It appears that the plant sometimes blooms because of humidity or low atmospheric pressure, which can occur before ...
Salvia texana, commonly called Texas sage, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family . [2] It is native to North America, where it is found in northern Mexico, and in the U.S. states of Texas and New Mexico. Its natural habitat is dry areas on limestone soils, in prairies or over rock outcrops. [2] [3]
Texas sage may refer to: Leucophyllum frutescens, an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, native to Texas, that is not a true sage; Salvia coccinea, blood sage;
– Texas sage, Texas ranger, silverleaf; Leucophyllum hintoniorum G.L. Nesom; Leucophyllum laevigatum Standl. – Chihuahuan sage; Leucophyllum langmaniae Flyr – Langman's sage, Rio Bravo sage; Leucophyllum minus A.Gray – Big Bend barometer bush [6] Leucophyllum mojinense Henrickson & T. Van Devender; Leucophyllum pringlei (Greenm.) Standl.
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Salvia coccinea, the blood sage, [1] scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, [2] is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). [2]
Leucophyllum zygophyllum, the blue ranger or blue rain sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to northeastern Mexico. [1] A shrub with attractive opposite foliage and a habit of flowering before rainstorms, it is recommended for xeriscaping . [ 2 ]
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