Gray Ball Sage (Salvia dorrii ssp. mearnsii)

Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Lamiaceae
State: AZ
Nature Serve ID: 134958
Lifeform: Shrub, Subshrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 08/25/2025

Description:

Where is Gray Ball Sage (Salvia dorrii ssp. mearnsii) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Gray Ball Sage can historically be found in Arizona

Which CPC Partners conserve Gray Ball Sage (Salvia dorrii ssp. mearnsii)?

The Arboretum at Flagstaff

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 08/25/25

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Sheila Murray

08/26/2025

The Arboretum at Flagstaff has made a conservation collection of seed for Salvia dorrii ssp. mearnsii. This is part of the CPC project to seed bank species from the Region 3 Forest Service areas. The habitat is limestone soils in low elevations of central Arizona. This population is near a recently labeled Trail, and threats are primarily vehicular damage due to ATV's and trampling from target shooting recreation. The habitat is quite disturbed with numerous two-track roads and broken glass. Despite the drought, the population produced numerous seeds in 2025.