Salvia pentstemonoides (Big red sage) is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is a perennial that is rare in nature and native to only a few locations in Texas, including the Edwards Plateau. The plant remains endangered due to destruction of habitat, drought, and browsing by deer. The severe Texas drought of the 1950s may have contributed to its decline.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Big red sage being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
- Species
- Salvia pentstemonoides
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