Salvia cardenasii is a rare and endangered perennial herb that is endemic to Bolivia, found in only three small populations, making it vulnerable to grazing animals and other damage. It grows on grassy slopes near rock outcrops, at approximately 3000m (10,000feet) elevation.
S. cardenasii grows on dark violet to greenish stems that first lie on the ground, and then grow upright to 8cmto25cmcm (03inchesto10inchescm) long. Leaves are oblong to narrowly elliptic, 2.7to by 0.5to. The inflorescence is simple terminal racemes with 1–4 verticillasters, with a blue corolla that is 8to.[1]