Salvia personata
Salvia personata is an annual herb that is native to valleys and foothills in the Andes of Bolivia and northern Argentina. It grows in disturbed bushy habitat at 600 to 2,600 m (2,000 to 8,500 ft) elevation.
| Salvia personata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. personata |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia personata | |
S. personata is an erect plant growing from 30 to 100 centimetres (0.98 to 3.28 ft) high, with many branches, and petiolate leaves that are 4 to 12 cm (1.6 to 4.7 in) by 2.5 to 8 cm (0.98 to 3.15 in).
The inflorescence of lax terminal racemes is up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long, with a 10 to 12 mm (0.39 to 0.47 in) blue corolla with an upper lip that is slightly shorter than the lower lip. It flowers from February to June at the end of the rainy season.[1]
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