{"assessment":{"band":"Strong","factor_identity":{"basis":"approved shared identity","growth_habit_source":"USDA PLANTS","name_used":"Salvia azurea"},"factor_scopes":{"bees":"Southeastern North America","birds":"North America","caterpillars":"Host genera of native Lepidoptera with established Alabama range; association and range overlap, not confirmed local feeding.","specialists":"Eastern North America","structure":"USDA species growth habit where matched; otherwise sourced atlas growth habit"},"factors":{"applied_insect_credit":0,"baseline_score":55,"composite":0.695,"insect_support":{"credit":0,"groups":{"ants":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Ants","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"beetles":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Beetles","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"flies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Flies","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"moths_butterflies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Adult butterflies / moths","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_hymenoptera":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other wasps","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_insects":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other insects","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"}},"interpretation":"One provisional point per additional documented insect group, capped at five. Flower visits are a resource-use proxy, not confirmed feeding or pollination. Missing evidence is unknown. Study volume and repeated records earn no extra credit.","maximum_credit":5,"version":"insect-support-1"},"pct":{"bees":0.9627791563275434,"birds":0.303970223325062,"caterpillars":0.792803970223325,"specialists":0.4323821339950372,"structure":0.5},"rank_pct":0.584,"raw":{"bees":38,"birds":0,"caterpillars":11,"genus_used":null,"specialists":0,"structure":["Forb/herb"]}},"fit_score":null,"native_basis":"native_supported","rarity_adjustment":0,"rarity_policy":"Conservation status is displayed separately and never changes ecological scores, including when unranked.","reason":"Calculated with the shared rules using Alabama host-range and shared ecological evidence.","reference":"NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a Alabama percentile","score":55,"scoring_inputs":{"harm_penalty":0,"invasive":false,"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"state_rank":"SNR"},"source_ids":["lep_al","globi","bigbee","avian","usdahabit","robertson","antseed"],"status":"scored_provisional","version":"shared-0.6.5"},"condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:31796caf4301ac70cbcf22685d18a01dbdd00d1646aac1d6f3d9e1746fbe136c","levels":[2,3,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-2","range":[2,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:58f6617281a19964924cb6701c1ab0068d3ffdd8f4def4b3d8fd1655de388117","levels":[1,3],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-2","range":[1,3],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"ph":{"basis":["Bound printed by the source; open end from USDA NRCS soil reaction classes","Range printed by the source"],"categories":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"],"evidence_id":"fact:4aa5e19075a0c1df62c3f0a66282f1257702b2563ed2b5e81fd6111809f32222","policy":"soil-ph-categories-1","range":[4.5,8],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_characteristic","source_field":"soil_ph_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"evidence":{"fit_score":null,"growth_habit":["Forb/herb"],"invasive_status":{"status":"unresolved"},"native_status":{"status":"native_supported"},"occurrence":{"county_fips":["01001","01003","01005","01007","01009","01011","01013","01015","01021","01023","01025","01031","01033","01035","01039","01041","01045","01047","01051","01053","01055","01059","01061","01063","01065","01069","01073","01079","01081","01085","01087","01089","01091","01095","01097","01099","01101","01103","01105","01107","01109","01115","01117","01119","01125","01129","01131"],"meaning":"Recorded occurrence; not a county native-range assertion"},"quercus_score":null,"regional":{"county_fips":["01001","01003","01005","01007","01009","01011","01013","01015","01021","01023","01025","01031","01033","01035","01039","01041","01045","01047","01051","01053","01055","01059","01061","01063","01065","01069","01073","01079","01081","01085","01087","01089","01091","01095","01097","01099","01101","01103","01105","01107","01109","01115","01117","01119","01125","01129","01131"],"growth_habit":null,"growth_habit_source":null,"invasive":null,"invasive_evidence":[],"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"native_basis":"state_source","native_decided_by":"al_atlas","native_evidence":[{"claim":"native","flag":"Y","matched_name":"Salvia azurea","scope":"AL","source":"al_atlas","url":"https://dev.alabama.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/2455"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Salvia azurea","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Salvia azurea","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"native_explanation":"Alabama Plant Atlas (published flora, state claim) gives the value, over a broader claim from a higher tier. Speaks for its own area (NC), not this state: Vascular Plants of North Carolina (NC Natural Heritage Program).","native_provenance":{"flags":["over_higher_tier"],"source":"al_atlas","specificity":"state","tier":"published_flora"},"native_status":"native_supported","package_native_status":"native_supported","source_ids":["al_atlas:AL:2455"],"source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_refs":["al_atlas","gbif_specimens","natureserve_explorer"],"source_url":"https://dev.alabama.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/2455","state_rank":"SNR"},"source_refs":["al_atlas","gbif_specimens","natureserve_explorer"],"source_url":"https://dev.alabama.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/2455","state_rank":{"value":"SNR"}},"fit_inputs":{"light":[2,4],"moisture":[1,3],"ph":[4.5,8]},"fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 4 NC counties","light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","ph":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox pH categories (Bound printed by the source; open end from USDA NRCS soil reaction classes; Range printed by the source)"},"fit_record":{"band":"Strong","condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:31796caf4301ac70cbcf22685d18a01dbdd00d1646aac1d6f3d9e1746fbe136c","levels":[2,3,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-2","range":[2,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:58f6617281a19964924cb6701c1ab0068d3ffdd8f4def4b3d8fd1655de388117","levels":[1,3],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-2","range":[1,3],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"ph":{"basis":["Bound printed by the source; open end from USDA NRCS soil reaction classes","Range printed by the source"],"categories":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"],"evidence_id":"fact:4aa5e19075a0c1df62c3f0a66282f1257702b2563ed2b5e81fd6111809f32222","policy":"soil-ph-categories-1","range":[4.5,8],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_characteristic","source_field":"soil_ph_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"county_fips":["01001","01003","01005","01007","01009","01011","01013","01015","01021","01023","01025","01031","01033","01035","01039","01041","01045","01047","01051","01053","01055","01059","01061","01063","01065","01069","01073","01079","01081","01085","01087","01089","01091","01095","01097","01099","01101","01103","01105","01107","01109","01115","01117","01119","01125","01129","01131","12001","12005","12011","12013","12015","12017","12019","12023","12029","12031","12033","12037","12039","12041","12045","12047","12053","12057","12059","12063","12065","12071","12073","12075","12077","12079","12083","12089","12091","12095","12101","12107","12113","12117","12119","12121","12123","12127","12129","12131","12133","13017","13059","13071","13087","13107","13109","13131","13181","13185","13221","13267","13269","13273","13279","13321","21035","21055","21083","21139","21145","21157","21221","37093","37129","37153","37165","45003","45005","45011","45017","45025","45027","45031","45037","45039","45049","45055","45065","45069","45071","45079","45085","45087","45091","47003","47039","47049","47135"],"fit_inputs":{"light":[2,4],"moisture":[1,3],"ph":[4.5,8]},"fit_note":"Shared sunlight, moisture and pH calculation; county geography is an additional layer. Missing source traits remain unknown.","fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 4 NC counties","light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","ph":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox pH categories (Bound printed by the source; open end from USDA NRCS soil reaction classes; Range printed by the source)"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed","suggestions_excluded":false},"invasive_rank":false,"native_eligible":true,"quercus_score":55,"state":"AL"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed","suggestions_excluded":false},"growing_observations":{"botanical_review_primary_flower_color":{"matched_name":"Salvia azurea","review_decision":{"reason":"Single consistent flower-color category across the main reference sources; normalization of existing observations, not a fresh anatomical verification.","sources":["salvia-azurea--prairie_moon_2026","salvia-azurea--ncsu_sitemap"],"status":"source_recorded","value":"blue"},"review_note":"Single consistent flower-color category across the main reference sources; normalization of existing observations, not a fresh anatomical verification.","review_sources":[{"approved_for_correction":true,"evidence_kind":"existing_structured_source_observation","excerpt":"{\"flower_color\": [\"Blue\"], \"light\": [\"Full sun (6+ hours)\", \"Part shade (3–6 hours)\"]}","retrieved":"2026-09-30T18:00:34.396046+00:00","sha256":"a0653d627b36184cd6bdd39aaea55efe2c15be3899976de28f978edc07a23cf1","source_record_id":null,"title":"Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide","url":"https://www.prairiemoon.com/catalogs/Prairie-Moon-Nursery-Cultural-Guide-2026.pdf"},{"approved_for_correction":true,"evidence_kind":"existing_structured_source_observation","excerpt":"{\"flower_color\": [\"Blue\"], \"light\": [\"Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)\", \"Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)\"]}","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_record_id":null,"title":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/"}],"review_status":"source_recorded","source_label":"Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide","source_url":"https://www.prairiemoon.com/catalogs/Prairie-Moon-Nursery-Cultural-Guide-2026.pdf","values":{"primary_flower_color":"blue"}},"ncsu_sitemap":{"matched_name":"Salvia azurea","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Salvia azurea","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:25ce97a792fd0374c3ad0e4f2da56835bfca06459b1c9c922a57eb4f22825802","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","value":["Perennial"]},{"expected_source_name":"Salvia azurea","field":"flower_color","original_field":"flower_color","record_id":"trait:2a6284dac33cacfe2c1e368afaef2b912a3bacfeba4ed0118cc2645e7d55a8cf","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","value":["Blue"]},{"expected_source_name":"Salvia azurea","field":"light","original_field":"light","record_id":"trait:3e26f13c17d6dc7686df894ed74f5c9ff4a73cc084bbc0b1f7f3113b3a856d80","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","value":["Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)","Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Salvia azurea","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:48f075bce6e634c209cdaf375ed70422e74a81b66698f0678027732e5b076635","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","value":{"max":5,"min":3,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Salvia azurea","field":"soil_ph_categories","original_field":"soil_ph","record_id":"trait:5ffab54e8082326396e738ea6b5c2e0a0f61861885d6050450ddc2ecebb54095","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","value":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Salvia azurea","field":"hardiness_zones","original_field":"hardiness","record_id":"trait:86464c364da0f4915dc9006235e84896d20cfd395f1877dba3a65874b5820d89","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","value":["5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b"]},{"expected_source_name":"Salvia azurea","field":"spread_description","original_field":"spread","record_id":"trait:8d8b5a099b634b05d3767682fc2698fc1412ef020fd42c6c4d70a14a7c63f1f8","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","value":{"max":4,"min":2,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Salvia azurea","field":"moisture_categories","original_field":"soil_moisture","record_id":"trait:f97b89612430c734ad56ec2eddca6102642c0492f526facbd2cdfbb05d660365","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:15.672367+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Salvia azurea","source_sha256":"8fe11a58d6a8a183721db55d5582ccb5d6adf41e9abfe1ec2fe0e371e1a87619","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-azurea/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","value":["Moist","Occasionally Dry"]}],"values":{"flower_color":["Blue"],"hardiness_zones":["5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b"],"height_description":"3–5 feet","life_cycle":["Perennial"],"light":["Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)","Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)"],"moisture_categories":["Moist","Occasionally Dry"],"soil_ph_categories":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"],"spread_description":"2–4 feet"}},"prairie_moon_2026":{"identity_basis":"Exact scientific name; no new synonym guesses","matched_name":"Salvia azurea","page":9,"retrieved":"2026-09-30T18:00:34.396046+00:00","row_top":546.675,"scope":"Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed","source_label":"Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide","source_sha256":"a0653d627b36184cd6bdd39aaea55efe2c15be3899976de28f978edc07a23cf1","source_url":"https://www.prairiemoon.com/catalogs/Prairie-Moon-Nursery-Cultural-Guide-2026.pdf","values":{"bloom_season":["August","September","October"],"flower_color":["Blue"],"height_description":"5 feet (in flower)","light":["Full sun (6+ hours)","Part shade (3–6 hours)"],"moisture_categories":["Mesic","Dry-mesic","Dry"]}},"ut_smart_yards":{"identity_basis":"Exact scientific name; no new synonym guesses","matched_name":"Salvia azurea","modified":"2021-03-11T02:20:15+00:00","page_id":"12742","scope":"Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading","source_label":"Tennessee Smart Yards","source_url":"https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/flowers/common-name/blue-sage-giant-blue-sage-pitcher-sage-azure-blue-sage/","values":{"height_description":"3-5 feet","light":["Full to part sun"],"moisture_categories":["medium to dry"]}}},"light_range":["part shade","full sun"],"light_source":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","native_synthesis":{"claims":[{"claim":"native","flag":"Y","matched_name":"Salvia azurea","scope":"AL","source":"al_atlas","url":"https://dev.alabama.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/2455"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Salvia azurea","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Salvia azurea","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"county_native_range":"unresolved","decided_by":"al_atlas","explanation":"Alabama Plant Atlas (published flora, state claim) gives the value, over a broader claim from a higher tier. Speaks for its own area (NC), not this state: Vascular Plants of North Carolina (NC Natural Heritage Program).","label":"Native to Alabama (state-specific source)","provenance":{"flags":["over_higher_tier"],"source":"al_atlas","specificity":"state","tier":"published_flora"},"rule":"fact-hierarchy-2","status":"native_supported"},"source_name":"Salvia azurea","taxon_id":"taxon:e27928d4-6e64-5fab-af42-8e30f2bb8f23","revision":"publish:cdb975f5-333c-4482-92bd-514ef43ee9c3","photos":[{"id":"nohands-inat-230706948","src":"/api/photos/image/68b69ea6f535be2b7f9d32b80bba78f5d98be9162ab296c3bb1366fb6cd6599c.jpeg","view":"bloom","alt":"Salvia azurea — bloom photograph","width":1024,"height":683,"artist":"no rights reserved","license":"CC0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","source_url":"https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/230706948","changes":"iNaturalist large rendition; uncropped, no retouching.","kind":"photo"}]}