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Salvia chamelaeagnea

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Species of flowering plant

Salvia chamelaeagnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: S. chamelaeagnea
Binomial name
Salvia chamelaeagnea
K. Bergius

Salvia chamelaeagnea is a species of flowering plant in genus Salvia, known as sages. It is endemic to South Africa, where it grows on the western coastline of the Cape of Good Hope. It is a shrubby perennial herb up to 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and 4 feet (1.2 metres) wide. It bears three-quarters-inch (two-centimetre) light violet-blue flowers with pale lower lips and white throats. The small, green leaves release a slight medicinal odor when brushed. In the wild, the plant grows in sandy soil in streambeds, open fields, and roadsides. It is cultivated for gardens.

Common names for the plant in Afrikaans include Afrikaanse salie and bloublommetjiesalie.

Notes

  1. Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.
  2. Salvia chamelaeagnea. SANBI Red List of South African Plants.
Taxon identifiers
Salvia chamelaeagnea


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