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| name = Tobacco sage<br />
| image = Salvia_dorii5.jpg<br />
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]<br />
| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]<br />
| genus = ''[[Salvia]]''<br />
| species = '''''S. dorrii'''''<br />
| binomial = ''Salvia dorrii''<br />
| binomial_authority = (Kellogg) Abrams<br />
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'''''Salvia dorrii''''',<ref>http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SADO4</ref><ref>http://www.catalogueoflife.org/show_species_details.php?record_id=718275</ref> also known as '''Tobacco sage''' or '''Dorrs sage''' or '''Purple''' or '''Mint sage''' is a plant in the genus ''[[Salvia]]'', commonly called the sages, in the family [[Lamiaceae]]. Plants grow as an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] with extremely woody bases, in dry, well draining soils. It is native to mountain areas in the western [[United States]] and northwestern [[Arizona]], found mainly in the [[Great Basin]] Range habitat and southward to the [[Mojave desert]]. Some large native populations of this species exist in the [[Aquarius Plateau]] region of Southern [[Utah]].<br />
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== Morphology ==<br />
Tobacco sage is a woody shrub growing less than 1 m tall. The leaves are narrow lanceolate and tapered at the base and rounded at the tip. The margin is smooth and rounded. The leaves are generally basal, and about 1-3 cm long. The grey green colored leaves have an intensely strong but pleasant, mildly intoxicating minty aroma, with the scent released when the foliage is handled or crushed. The [[inflorescence]] is made up of spike-like clusters of numerous purple flowers. The [[flower]]s are bilateral. The flowers remain on the plants after being pollinated, with the desiccated flowers remaining for some weeks or months after flowering. The inflorescences have a strong resemblance to miniature purple-colored [[Pussy willow]]s.<ref>Salvia Dorii http://www.hort.usu.edu/PlantGuide/html/Shrubs_and_Trees/Salvia_dorii.htm</ref> <br />
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Individual tobacco sage plants form large, heavily branched hemispherical mounds 3-4 feet across in sand drainage flats along [[hole in the rock]] road southeast of Escalante, Utah. <ref>Hole in the Rock Road http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/grand_staircase_escalante/hole_in_the_rock_road.html</ref><br />
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== Ecology and reproduction ==<br />
Tobacco sage is an uncommon and locally rare plant with isolated populations throughout its range and requires well drained and dry soil, full sun, little water, and high summer temperatures. In Utah, it only occurs in restricted and isolated populations in steep canyons and arroyos areas near [[Moab, Utah]] and [[Escalante, Utah]]. It is considerably more common in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. They occur on dry slopes in areas with sandy soils in drainage washes and and banks of arroyos throughout the Mountain West which experience intermitment and very infrequent water throughout the growing season.<ref>Salvia Dorii Habitat http://www.thearb.org/research.htm</ref><br />
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The Tobacco sage typically flowers between May and August.<br />
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== Ethnobotany ==<br />
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[[North American Indians|Native Americans]] and in particular the [[Ute Tribe]] from Utah and Colorado had several uses for this plant: leaves were smoked as a tobacco substitute for their mildly hallucinogenic effects (Tobacco sage does not appear to be orally active <ref>Psychedelic Chemistry, Michael Valentine Smith. ISBN 0915179105</ref>); also used in sweatlodge ceremonies by throwing small amounts of the leaves on the burning rocks used to make steam; a tea mixed with [[Elk root]] and Salvia dorii is mixed together and given to reduce the size of tumors and lessen the mechanism of angiogenesis with tumor cells. {{Fact|date=July 2007}}<br />
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It can be made into a tea, which decreases sweating, salivation, and mucous secretions in the sinuses, throat, and lungs. Cold tea can be a good stomach tonic, while a lukewarm tea is good for treating sore throats. The leaves can also be used as a uterine hemostatic tea for heavy menstruation; however, since it can also decrease lactation, nursing mothers are advised not to use it. {{Fact|date=July 2007}}<br />
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Tobacco sage is considered sacred by many Native Americans since it is used to make [[smudge stick]]s, a type of [[incense]], and used in the sweat lodge and ceremonies of several tribes, most notably, the [[Navajo|Diné]], [[Ute Tribe|Ute]], and [[Shoshone]]. {{Fact|date=July 2007}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Lamiaceae]]<br />
[[Category:Plants and pollinators]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Utah]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Nevada]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Arizona]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Colorado]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of California]]</div>
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