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Salvia coccinea P.J. Buchoz ex Etlinger
Tropical sage, Scarlet sage, Blood sage

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Lamiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Salvia coccinea available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Salvia coccinea has been found in the following 10 conservation areas :
Arch Creek Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Atlantic Dunes Park	Present	Native
Cayo Costa State Park	Present	Native
Cedar Point Environmental Park	Present	Native
Delray Beach Municipal Beach	Absent	Native, Cultivated Only
Hickey Creek Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area	Reported
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Present	Native, presumed Extirpated, now Cultivated Only
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Native
Stump Pass Beach State Park	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Salvia coccinea has been found in the following 5 counties :
Broward County	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Doubtfully Native
Palm Beach County		Native