- Salvia eremostachya
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Salvia eremostachya Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Salvia Species: S. eremostachya Binomial name Salvia eremostachya
Jeps.Salvia eremostachya (Sand sage, Rose sage, Desert sage) is a perennial shrub native to the western edge of the Colorado Desert. It reaches 2 to 3 ft (0.61 to 0.91 m) high, with purplish green bracts on .75 in (1.9 cm) flowers that range from blue to rose to nearly white. The flowers grow in whorled clusters, blooming from April to November.[1]
Notes
- ^ McMinn, Howard (1951). An illustrated manual of California shrubs. University of California Press. p. 473. ISBN 9780520008472. http://books.google.com/books?id=UJFqy7OQJHkC&pg=PA473.
External links
Categories:- Salvia
- Flora of California
- Lamiaceae stubs
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