West Indian Sage

Salvia occidentalis

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Not native

Not native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

County records are not available.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

11CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Salvia

Lintneria eremitusHermit Sphinx
Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
Pyrausta onythesalisGolden Pyrausta
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
Urbanus proteusLong-Tailed Skipper, Bean Leaf Roller

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Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Lamiaceae

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Alabama rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
AL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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