Biology:Salvia amissa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Salvia amissa
Salvia amissa.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. amissa
Binomial name
Salvia amissa
Epling

Salvia amissa, the Santa Catalina Mountain sage,[1] Galiuro sage, or Aravaipa sage, is a herbaceous perennial plant that is endemic to Arizona, growing in the Galiuro Mountains and the Superstition Mountains. The type specimen is from the Santa Catalina Mountains, though plants have not been recorded there in recent years. S. amissa grows at 455 to 1,526 m (1,493 to 5,007 ft) elevation in gravel, sand, and silt in canyon bottoms shaded by ash, walnut, sycamore, and mesquite.[2][3]

Salvia amissa grows up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall with simple, opposite, deltoid-ovate leaves. The pale lavender to purple flowers are 6 to 7 mm (0.24 to 0.28 in), growing in whorls, blooming July–October.[2][3]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7406733 entry