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Pronunciation: SAL-vee-a kard-yoo-AY-see-a
Common name: Thistle sage
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
Habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly places in chaparral and coastal sage scrub and also in the desert
Blooming period: March to June
Name derivations: 1) Salvia 2) carduacea