Salvia camarifolia is a perennial undershrub native to the northern and eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, growing at elevations from 0to. There is also past evidence of a specimen from the Ocaña region. S. camarifolia grows 1mto3mm (03feetto10feetm) tall, with ovate grey-green leaves that are 6to long and 3cmto6cmcm (01inchesto02inchescm) wide. The red corolla is 1.5cmto2cmcm (00.6inchesto01inchescm) long, with subequal lips that are 4cmto5cmcm (02inchesto02inchescm).[1]