The mouse's diet consists of shrub fruits, seeds, and flowers, such as of Rhus integrifolia, Lotus scoparius, and Salvia apiana.
A study performed at the University of Arizona in 1991 demonstrated that Salvia apiana has potential antibacterial properties against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Candida brassicae.
Salvia | Salvia pratensis | Salvia officinalis | Salvia divinorum | Salvia radula | Salvia mellifera | Salvia Divinorum | salvia | Salvia uliginosa | Salvia pachyphylla | Salvia mexicana | Salvia leucantha | Salvia glutinosa | Salvia apiana | Salvia aegyptiaca | Mined mined leaf of ''Salvia pratensis | "Horminum tingitanum" (''Salvia tingitana |