Salvia nilotica
Salvia nilotica is a perennial shrub growing in the eastern African highlands from Ethiopia to Zimbabwe, between 900 and 3600 m elevation. It has many creeping rhizomes and stems about 60–90 cm tall. The small flowers, in whorls of 6–8, range from purple to rose to white.[1]
| Salvia nilotica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. nilotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia nilotica | |
Notes
- Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.
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