Salvia yunnanensis
Salvia yunnanensis is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces in China, found growing on grassy hillsides, forest margins, and dry forests at 1,800 to 2,900 m (5,900 to 9,500 ft) elevation. S. yunnanensis has tuberous roots and grows on erect stems to 30 cm (12 in) tall, with simple oblong-elliptic leaves that are 2 to 8 cm (0.79 to 3.15 in) long and 1.5 to 3.5 cm (0.59 to 1.38 in) wide.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. yunnanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia yunnanensis C. H. Wright | |
Inflorescences are widely spaced 4-6-flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a 2.5 to 3.0 cm (0.98 to 1.18 in) blue-purple corolla.[1]
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- "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 164. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14.
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