Rocky Mountain Sage

Salvia reflexa

Strong

Native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 59%

Height: 1–2 feet

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Salvia reflexa — flower photograph — (c) Andrew Tree, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph

At a glance

Life cycle: Annual

Not yet recorded · Spread · Light · Soil · Leaves · Bloom

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

Recorded in 3 Arkansas counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

10CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Salvia

Lintneria eremitusHermit Sphinx
Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
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
Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite

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

38BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Salvia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

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

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Lamiaceae
Flower color: White, blue or purple

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “White, blue or purple” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “1–2 feet” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Life cycle · “Annual” · Minnesota Wildflowers

Also known as

Lance Leaf Sage

Conservation status

Arkansas rank	SH
Global rank	Not available
AR status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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Rocky Mountain Sage

At a glance

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Plant details

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