Salvia multicaulis

Salvia multicaulis

''Salvia multicaulis'' is a low-growing perennial shrub native to Turkey and bordering countries. Plants grow into mats up to 90 cm wide, with erect woody stems.
Salvia multicaulis a really interesting species, that has many color and shape variants. this one is from the Hermon mountain.
and as opposed to whats written in wikipedia, it grows as far south as the Sinai desert in Egypt.  Israel,Mount Hermon,Salvia,Salvia multicaulis

Appearance

The plant reaches 15 cm tall, though the flowering stems reach 30 to 45 cm. The oval leaves are grey-green, 3 cm long by 2 cm wide, with a rugose upper surface and whitish hairy underside. Small violet flowers grow in whorls of 4-10 with conspicuous reddish-brown bracts.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
SpeciesS. multicaulis