Desert Sage

Salvia deserta

''Salvia deserta'' is a perennial plant that is native to Xinjiang province in China, and the countries of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. It grows in wastelands, sandy grasslands, and along streams in forests at elevations from 300 to 1,800 m.
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Appearance

''Salvia deserta'' grows on erect stems to 70 cm tall, with ovate to lanceolate-ovate leaves. Inflorescences are 4-6 flowered verticillasters in elongated terminal racemes or panicles, with a blue-purple to purple corolla that is 9 to 10 mm long. It is very closely related to ''Salvia nemorosa'', and is distinguished by having purple-red bracts.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
SpeciesS. deserta
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Israel