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Art by Audrey Carver • Arte por Audrey Carver.

My Kumeyaay name is

Mi nombre Kumiai es

Ha'anya yul

HEAR MY NAME

ESCUCHA MI NOMBRE

I'm also known as

También se me conoce como

Black sage

Salvia negra

Salvia mellifera

Learn more about me • Más información sobre mí

I am a shrub with dark green leaves and stalks of purple or white flowers in the spring and summer. When brushed, I smell sharp, spicy, and herbal. Many birds and small mammals depend on my seeds for food, and butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds pollinate my flowers and collect my nectar. Even though I can withstand drought conditions, I am sensitive to these changes and with climate change expected to cause more extreme heat will be harder for me to survive in current locations.

Soy un arbusto con hojas de color verde oscuro y tallos de flores moradas o blancas en primavera y verano. Cuando me rozan, sale un olor intenso, picante y herbáceo. Muchos pájaros y pequeños mamíferos dependen de mis semillas para alimentarse, y las mariposas, abejas y colibríes polinizan mis flores y recolectan mi néctar. Aunque puedo aguantar condiciones de sequía, soy sensible a estos cambios y, como se espera que el cambio climático provoque un calor más extremo, será más difícil para mí sobrevivir en las ubicaciones actuales.

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