Salvia staminea

Salvia staminea

''Salvia staminea'' is a herbaceous perennial shrub native to a wide area in Asia Minor that includes Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran, where it grows at elevations from 6,000 feet to 14,000 feet . It is typically found growing in alpine meadows, screes, and cliffs, sometimes growing with scrub oak. Due to the wide variety of habitats in which it is found, there is a wide degree of variation in the species.
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Appearance

''Salvia staminea'' is an erect plant that grows up to 2.5 feet tall and less in width. The dark green ovate leaves grow on a petiole and vary in size, reaching up to 6 inches long and 2 inches wide. The flowers are creamy to off-white, and less than .5 inches long. The branched inflorescences reaches 2 feet long, with two to six flowers growing in spaced whorls.
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Naming

It was first described in 1836 and has only slowly come into use in horticulture.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
SpeciesS. staminea
Photographed in
Turkey