Thank-you so much for your input XiaoLong!
Not salvia but close
...in same order but different family...Phrymacae (lopseed family)! It is Phryma leptostachya (American Lopseed).
I moved here (little patch in Appalachians) about 5 yrs ago. Previous owners completely decimated native flora....well, I thought they had but I keep finding new species and I am somewhat obsessive about discovering their identities...I am not an expert so this one took me awhile!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
http://www.illinoiswildflowers...
PS I am both upat5 and outofthegreen....I couldn't login with upat5 on this computer so I made a new acct
