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Sages Salvia

This hub compares 16 species records. Across all 17 records, it carries 272 evidence rows from 48 distinct cited sources. The species split is 3 fire-resistant, 2 keep-away, 2 in documented conflict, and 9 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: sage Salvia spp. Fire-resistant Consensus 13 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Fire-resistant: 3 species

Keep away: 2 species

Documented conflict: 2 species

honest ties — treat conservatively near structures

Awaiting evidence: 9 species

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Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: perennial, shrub, groundcover. The records span published USDA zones 4–8. Recorded trait flags: 1 carry aromatic oils flags — each cited on its page. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

Equal-weight public-domain botanical specimens compare rosemary flower clusters along leafy twigs with English lavender's pedunculate spike-like inflorescence.
FA Exhibit ID-009. Rosemary or lavender: flowers on the twig or on a spike. Morphology from Flora Iberica vol. XII; accepted names from Kew POWO. One named species per side; not a complete key. Identification only — no flammability claim. Confirm uncertain material with a regional key or a botanist. CC BY 4.0.

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