Salvia pogonochila
Species of flowering plant
Salvia pogonochila | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | 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. 17. Harvard University: 158. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29.
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