Salvia dorrii

Blue Sage

Summary of the structured data documented in ClimaFlora for this taxon.

Shrub

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Identity and native distribution

Family

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Life form

Shrub

Documented native regions

North America

Animal foodEnvironmental usesMedicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	0.73 – 23.65	2.17 – 20.53
Temperature of the warmest month	17.61 – 41.65	21.99 – 38.11
Temperature of the coldest month	-17.39 – 5.81	-14.13 – 4.57
Annual precipitation	149.5 – 2565.68	180.26 – 1761.08
Precipitation seasonality	15.22 – 95.42	18.94 – 90.02

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	7.71 – 22.79	11.7 – 16.88
Clay	%	10.51 – 27.79	12.93 – 18.98
Coarse fragments	%	7.6 – 36.37	12.9 – 28.27
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.37 – 1.84	0.59 – 1.21
pH	—	6.5 – 8	— – —
Sand	%	34.22 – 65	46.05 – 60.67
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	3.4 – 24.2	6.4 – 13.8

These soil preferences should be compared with the site profile and the confidence of the local data.