Salvia tricuspis is an annual or biennial plant that is native to Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Shanxi provinces in China, found growing in foothills, riverbanks, streamsides, and grasslands at elevation. S. tricuspis grows on erect stems tall, with lobed triangular-hastate, or sagittate leaves that are long and wide.
Inflorescences are 2-4 flowered widely spaced verticillasters. The corolla is yellow and .