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Salvia cavaleriei

(Salvia cavaleriei)

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Description

Salvia cavaleriei is an herb that is native to Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces in China, growing in forests, on hillsides, and streamsides at 500 to 2,700 m (1,600 to 8,900 ft) elevation. S. cavaleriei is a short, robust plant reaching 12 to 32 cm (4.7 to 12.6 in) tall. Inflorescences are widely spaced 2-6 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a blue-purple to purple-red or white corolla that is approximately .8 cm (0.31 in). There are three named varieties. In addition to variation in leaf shape and size, they have the following flower colors: - S. cavalerieivar.cavaleriei is blue-purple or purple. - S. cavalerieivar.erythrophylla is dark purple or white. - S. cavalerieivar.simplicifolia is purple or purple-red.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Genus:Salvia
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