Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Salvia occidentalis
Mozotillo, hierba de cangro, trencilla negra, West Indian sage, blue sage
Annual, short-lived perennial herb, 1-3 dm tall, with moderately branched stems and simple hairs. The blades are dark green above and paler beneath; flowers are pale blue, lavender, or nearly white. The seeds are brown to tawny (Wiggins and Porter, 1971).
Found in moist, shaded places (Wiggins and Porter, 1971).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Species
occidentalis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Salvia procumbens Ruiz & Pav. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: The native range of this species is S. Florida to Caribbean, Mexico to W. South America (POWO, 2023).
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"Galapagos Species Database, Salvia occidentalis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=476. Accessed 31 October 2026.