Desert Sage (Salvia eremostachya) is an item found in Red Dead Redemption and is a plant that can be found in Red Dead Redemption 2. It is used in Cooking recipes.
Characteristics
A shrub found in desert areas, it bears purple flowers.
Background
Red Dead Redemption
- Note: prices listed on this page are based upon the player having neutral honor and playing the game on Normal difficulty. If the player has high honor, the selling price will be Increased by 50% everywhere except Thieves' Landing. Low Honor decreases selling price by 50% everywhere except Thieves' Landing. While playing the game on Hardcore difficulty, money is more scarce and the base, neutral honor price of each item will be slightly lower.
Silvery green leaves, used to make a medicinal tea.
- 6 Desert Sage must be gathered to complete Survivalist Challenge Rank 2.
- 2 additional {Desert Sage must be gathered to complete Survivalist Challenge Rank 10.
- 3 Desert Sage must be collected to complete the Stranger side-mission: "Flowers for a Lady".†
- † = Note: This means that the player should not sell any flowers he has collected until he has completed "Flowers for a Lady."
Undead Nightmare
- 5 Desert Sage are required for the Survivor mission "A Cure for Most of What Ails You", in addition to 5 Violet Snowdrop.
- 1 Desert Sage or any other type of sage can be combined with 1 Violet Snowdrop to give a Phosphorus Coating to bullets fired, but only after completing the mission "A Cure for Most of What Ails You".
=Red Dead Redemption 2
Desert Sage scrubs can be identified by the delicate purple floral bracts. The size of these scrubs can range between two to three feet in height. This type of sage can only be found growing to the west of Gaptooth Ridge, New Austin. The plant's medicinal effects can be used to increase your Stamina Core if consumed or crafted into Bitters.
Locations
It grows out west in and around Gaptooth Ridge. It can be found in abundance directly between Ridgewood Farm and Odd fellows Rest. Along with the Butterfly Weed it can be found scattered around Diez Coronas, and scarcely found east of Las Hermanas near Casa Madrugada. It can also be found south of Benedict Point. Another point of interest, but scarcely found, is just a little north west of Torquemada. It is most abundant around Hamlin's Passing and North of there along edge of the map.
Trivia
RDR
- The Desert Sage is the only plant to appear in both America and Mexico.
- The Desert Sage is also the most widespread plant appearing in four different regions: Gaptooth Ridge, Cholla Springs, Rio Bravo, and Diez Coronas.
- A Desert Sage is the Western-most plant in the game, it can be found within the center of the final loop on the road to the South-West of Gaptooth Breach, by the shores of the Sea of Coronado.
RDR2
- Desert Sage can only be picked after the epilogue since its only located in New Austin.
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Trophies/Achievements
Red Dead Redemption
Gathering plants and flowers contributes toward the following Trophies/Achievements:
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20
 Bronze
 Obtain Legendary rank in any Single Player Ambient Challenge.
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100
Gold
 Attain 100% in the Single Player Game Completion stat.
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Undead Nightmare
Gathering Desert Sage contributes toward the following Achievements/Trophies:
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30
Bronze
Complete "A Cure for Most of What Ails You" and "Get Back in That Hole, Partner" Survivor Missions.
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40
Silver
 Attain 100% Game Completion statistic in Undead Nightmare.
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