Biology:Salvia frigida

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Lamiaceae

Salvia frigida
Salvia frigida.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. frigida
Binomial name
Salvia frigida
Boiss.
Synonyms[1]

Salvia gilliatii Turrill
Salvia oreades Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss.
Salvia spinulosa Montbret & Aucher ex Benth.

Salvia frigida is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae.[1] It is native to northern Iraq, northwestern Iran, and eastern Turkey growing at 900 to 2,500 m (3,000 to 8,200 ft) elevation. It is often found growing in Anatolia, on woodland edges, meadows, limestone slopes, and crevices. The specific epithet, frigida, refers to the cold regions where it typically grows.

This very small Salvia usually puts up one 30 cm (12 in) flowering stem. The 6 cm (2.4 in) basal leaves have long wooly hairs, with the leaves sometimes surviving mild winters. The 2.5 cm (0.98 in) flowers are white or pale lilac, growing in whorls of two to six.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Salvia frigida Boiss.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456246-1. 
  2. Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=NM0iwB8GrQYC&pg=PA124. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7406790 entry