Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, on a white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, on a white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanenensis) feeding on Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea) Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Snake River and sagebrush prairie, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Heavy cumulus clouds gather before storm above sagebrush desert, central Wyoming

Silvia Reiche / Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) butterfly on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Rolf Nussbaumer / Tropical sage in flower {Salvia coccinea} Texas, USA.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Clary (Salvia sclarea). Pencil and watercolor painting.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Buff-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanenensis) female feeding on Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea) Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

Nick Upton / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) flowering in a traditional hay meadow in sunset light, Slovenia, July

Nick Upton / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) flowering in a traditional hay meadow, Julian Alps in the background, Slovenia, July

MYN / Marko Masterl / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) hummingbird male feeding on nectar of Sage (Salvia sp) flower in temperate forest, Ecuador

Ernie Janes / Variegated sage (Salvia officinalis icterina) leaves, Norfolk, UK, July

Ernie Janes / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, UK, June

Ernie Janes / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Norfolk, UK, June

Fabrice Cahez / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Vosges, France, May

Fabrice Cahez / Flower meadow with Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinantus minor) and Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) Vosges, France, May

Fabrice Cahez / Flower meadow of Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinantus minor) and Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) Vosges, France, May

Andy Sands / Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), a rare and declining species in the UK. Hertfordshire, England, June.

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) feeding on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, backlit. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, backlit. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Ernie Janes / Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaves, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) female in flight feeding on Blue Sage (Salvia sp.). Gila National Forest, New Mexico, USA, August.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), young male in flight feeding on Blue Sage (Salvia sp.), Gila National Forest, New Mexico, USA, August.

Alex Hyde / Meadow in early summer showing purple flower spikes of Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis). Austrian Alps, Nordtirol, 1700 metres altitude, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Jupiter's distaff (Salvia glutinosa) flowering. Apennine mountains, Italy, Europe.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), female feeding on blooming Red Sage (Salvia sp.) Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Donald M. Jones / Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) perching on sage, central Montana

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Greek sage (Salvia fruticosa) flowers, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Werbkowice, Zamosc, Poland, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Lenticular and cumulus clouds above remote arid desert, Nevada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Cumulus and cirrus clouds over sagebrush prairie, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Sagebrush prairie and heavy cumulus clouds, Nevada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Cumulus and cirrus clouds over sagebrush prairie, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Cumulus and cirrus clouds over sagebrush prairie, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Cumulus and cirrus clouds over sagebrush prairie, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Heavy cumulus clouds gathering before a storm above sagebrush desert, Wyoming

Piotr Naskrecki / Sedge vegetation, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Piotr Naskrecki / Sunset over sagebrush meadow, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Silvia Reiche / Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) butterfly on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), Eifel, Germany

Silvia Reiche / Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) butterfly on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Rolf Nussbaumer / Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) male feeding from sage flower, Papallacta, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) male feeding from sage flower, Papallacta, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mojave desert in bloom with Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix californica), Chia (Salvia columbariae) and Arizona lupine (Lupinus arizonicus), Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA, March 2008

Rolf Nussbaumer / Tyrian Metaltail hummingbird (Metallura tyrianthina) adult feeding on sage flower, Papallacta, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Silvia Reiche / Mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) butterfly on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flower, Netherlands

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sage (Salvia spinosa) in bloom, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Salvia flower, UK

Simon Colmer / Common Carder bumble bee (Bombus pascuorum) feeding on Salvia flower, UK

Simon Colmer / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) feeding on Salvia flower, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Broad-tailed Hummingbird {Selasphorus platycercus} male in flight feeding on Red sage (Salvia sp) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA, June

Rolf Nussbaumer / Broad-tailed Hummingbird {Selasphorus platycercus} male in flight feeding on Lady in Red sage (Salvia coccinea) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA, June

Rolf Nussbaumer / Southern Dogface {Colias cesonia} male on Tropical Sage flower (Salvia sp) Texas, USA, June

Pete Oxford / American Bison (Bison bison) herd in front of the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Fabio Liverani / White sage (Salvia bianca) flowers, Gran Canaria, Canary Isles, Spain, September 2007

Fabio Liverani / White sage (Salvia bianca) flowers, Gran Canaria, Canary Isles, Spain, September 2007

Thomas Marent / Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) feeding from Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), Switzerland

Rolf Nussbaumer / Sleepy Orange {Eurema nicippe} on Mealy sage flower (Salvia farinacea) Hill Country, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Goldfinch {Carduelis psaltria} black-backed male on Mealy sage (Salvia farinacea) Hill Country, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Long-tailed Skipper {Urbanus proteus} feeding on Mealy sage flower (Salvia farinacea) Hill Country, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Sleepy Orange {Eurema nicippe} on Mealy sage flower (Salvia farinacea) Hill Country, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Goldfinch {Carduelis psaltria} black-backed male on Mealy sage (Salvia farinacea) Hill Country, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Carpenter Bee {Xylocopa virginica} feeding on Mealy sage (Salvia farinacea) Hill Country, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black-chinned Hummingbird {Archilochus alexandri}immature male feeding on Mexican Bush Sage(Salvia leucantha) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Broad-billed Hummingbird {Cynanthus latirostris}immature male in flight feeding on Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) Arizona, USA,

Thomas Mangelsen / Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) buck bedded down amid sagebrush, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Jose B. Ruiz / Sage flowering {Salvia blancoana} Spain

Tim Fitzharris / Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) howling, North America

Rolf Nussbaumer / Female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeding on Sage (Salvia sp.) Miller Canyon, Arizona, USA. August 2004

Konrad Wothe / Cowboys herding a Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) group through Sagebrush, Oregon

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Meadow clary flowers {Salvia pratensis} La Brenne, France

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Meadow clary in flower {Salvia pratensis} France

Philippe Clement / Meadow clary flower {Salvia pratensis} La Brenne, France

Philippe Clement / Meadow clary in flower {Salvia pratensis} La Brenne, France

Robin Chittenden / Meadow clary {Salvia pratensis} UK, endangered species

Dietmar Nill / Meadow clary {Salvia pratensis} Bulgaria.

Dave Watts / Meadow clary flowers in grassland {Salvia pratensis} southern France.

Dave Watts / Meadow clary flower {Salvia pratensis} southern France

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus) hummingbird flying near Roseleaf Sage (Salvia involucrata) flowers, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Gerry Ellis / Wind and rain eroded tufa formations along shore of Mono Lake, California

Tim Fitzharris / Sage (Salvia sp) flowering near canyon rim, Black Canyon, Gunnison National Park, Colorado

Piotr Naskrecki / Sedge vegetation, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Kerstin Hinze / Flowers in a summer garden (Tagetes sp, Salvia sp)Gera, Germany, 2007

Rod Williams / Harlequin Beetle / Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis succinea) on sage, South London, June 2OO8

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus) hummingbird feeding on nectar from Roseleaf Sage (Salvia involucrata) flowers, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Jean E. Roche / {Salvia sclarea} flowers used in perfume industry. Lure mountain Provence France