Salvia
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![Male digger bee probing a male-stage flower of Salvia hierosolymitana. The stamens deposit pollen on the bee's back.](/Images/godic/202502/07/Anthophora_on_Salvia_13302.jpg")
![Salvia farinacea x Salvia longispicata](/Images/godic/202502/07/Salvia_'Mystic_Spires_Blue'3302.JPG")
Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, Salvia is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae. It is one of several genera commonly referred to as sage.