Salvia venulosa is a perennial plant that is native to a very small region of the Western Cordillera in Colombia.

It grows at 1,500 to 2,000 m (4,900 to 6,600 ft) elevation in deeply shaded wooded gullies.

S. venulosa grows less than 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall, with narrow ovate leaves that are 6 to 9 cm (2.4 to 3.5 in) long and 3 centimetres (1.2 in) wide, and violet on the underside.

And it is likely that another yet-to-be identified Salvia is actually more closely related to S. divinorum.

There is no evidence whatsoever that S. venulosa has any uncommon alkaloids.