Salvia purpurea Cav., Icon. 2: 52-53, t. 166. 1793 sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2017
- =Salvia affinis Cham. & Schltdl. in Linnaea 5: 99. 1830 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Salvia farinosa M. Martens & Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 78. 1844 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Salvia graciliflora M. Martens & Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 75. 1844 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Salvia purpurea var. pubens A. Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22(2): 446. 1887 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Salvia michoacana Fernald in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 35: 548. 1900 syn. sec. ???
- =Salvia oxyphylla Brandegee in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6(4): 61. 1914 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013