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Pronunciation: SAL-vee-a mel-IF-er-a
Common name: Black sage
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
Habitat: Dry slopes and benches to 2000' in coastal sage scrub and open chaparral, forming dense thickets, widespread in Southern California
Blooming period: April to July
Name derivations: 1) Salvia 2) mellifera