Salvia pogonochila
| Salvia pogonochila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. pogonochila |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia pogonochila Diels ex Limpricht | |
Salvia pogonochila is a perennial plant that is native to the Sichuan province in China, growing in alpine meadows at 3,800 m (12,500 ft) elevation. S. pogonochila grows on ascending stems to 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in) tall. The leaves are broadly ovate to triangular-hastate, ranging in size from 2.5 to 8 cm (0.98 to 3.15 in) long and 1.5 to 7 cm (0.59 to 2.76 in) wide. Inflorescences are in raceme-panicles up to 25 cm (9.8 in), with a blue-purple corolla that is 1.4 to 1.8 cm (0.55 to 0.71 in).[1]
Notes
- ↑ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 158. 1994.
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