Munz's sage facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Munz's sage
Scientific classification

Munz's sage, also known as Salvia munzii, is a type of sage plant. It gets its name from a California plant expert named Philip A. Munz. This plant grows naturally in northern Baja California, Mexico. You can also find it in a few spots just north of the border in San Diego County, California. Munz's sage is part of plant groups called coastal sage scrub and chaparral. These are special areas where certain plants thrive.

Discovering Munz's Sage: A Bushy Plant

Munz's sage is a shrub that grows like a bush. It can grow taller than 2 metres (6.6 ft), which is about 6.5 feet. Its branches are covered in tiny hairs.

Leaves and Flowers of Munz's Sage

The leaves of Munz's sage feel a bit rough. They can be up to 5 centimeters (about 2 inches) long. The bottom side of each leaf is covered with many hairs.

The plant also has upright flower stalks called inflorescences. These stalks hold many groups of flowers. Each group of flowers has two special leaf-like parts called bracts underneath it. The flowers themselves are blue and shaped like a tube. They can be up to 1.5 centimeters (about half an inch) long.

Images for kids

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  Flowering at the Regional Parks Botanical Garden in Berkeley, CA.