Where does white sage grow?
White sage, or Salvia apiana, is an herb in the mint family noted for its white leaves and flowers and its use in Native American ceremonies and for medicinal purposes. It is also known as wild sage, prairie sage, wormwood, lobed cudweed and white sagebrush.EcologyAccording to “The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California,” white sage commonly grows on dry slopes, in coastal sage scrub, in chaparral and in yellow pine forests.DistributionWhite sage is found in North America, especially in the western United States, according to the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.GeographyWhite sage grows east of the Cascade Mountains in Washington and Oregon, throughout California and Texas, as well as in the Great Plains states and Montana, Utah and Colorado.
