| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Salvia lyrata L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 23 (1753) |
| Native Range | c. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | evergreen rosettes, summer leaves lyrate, winter leaves entire, oblong to obovate, to 20cm long, flowers to 3cm long in compact spike |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cunila lyrata (L.) Schrank Horminum lyratum (L.) Mill. Horminum virginicum L. Larnastyra lyrata (L.) Raf. Salvia acaulis Vahl Salvia lyrata f. purpureorubra Moldenke Salvia lyrata var. obovata Pursh Salvia lyrifolia Salisb. Salvia obovata (Pursh) Raf. ex Perkins Salvia ocimoides Roxb. Salvia virginica (L.) L. ex B.D.Jacks. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, KAN Kansas, MSO Missouri) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, FLA Florida, KTY Kentucky, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee) |