Salvia microphylla Salvia microphylla

Salvia microphylla is an evergreen shrub found in the wild in southeastern Arizona and the mountains of eastern, western, and southern Mexico. It is a very complex species which easily hybridizes, resulting in numerous hybrids and cultivars brought into horticulture since the 1990s. The specific epithet microphylla, from the Greek, means "small leaved". In Mexico, it is called "mirto de montes," or "myrtle of the mountains.  This plant is slightly salt tolerant.

Salvia microphylla is grown in central Mexico as a medicinal plant, and used for making tea.