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Salvia recognita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Salvia
Species:	S. recognita
Binomial name
Salvia recognita Fisch. & Meyer

Salvia recognita is a woody-based perennial that is endemic to central Turkey, typically growing in light shade at the base of cliffs, at elevations of less than 4,000 feet (1,200 m). This species has been reported to contain salvinorin A. However, this report has not been replicated, and a previous study of 441 Salvia species from many regions found salvinorin A only in Salvia divinorum, from Mexico.

A mass of divided leaves forms a small to medium basal clump, with leaves ranging in size from 3-4 inches to nearly 1 foot long, with three or more leaflets. The light green leaves are covered with thick hairs, giving it a grayish cast and thick texture, with each leaf blade having a wine-colored petiole. The flowers are cyclamen-pink, growing in whorls, with calyces that are covered in glands and hairs. The flower stalks reach 2–3 feet long, with many whorls of widely spaced flowers.

Notes

1. Hatipoglu, Seda Damla; Yalcinkaya, Burhanettin; Akgoz, Muslum; Ozturk, Turan; Goren, Ahmet C.; Topcu, Gulacti (1 November 2017). "Screening of Hallucinogenic Compounds and Genomic Characterisation of 40 Anatolian Salvia Species: Hallucinogenic Compounds and Genomic Analysis of Salvia Species". Phytochemical Analysis. 28 (6): 541–549. doi:10.1002/pca.2703. PMID 28722248.
2. Willard, Melissa A. Bodnar; Hurd, Jack E.; Smith, Ruth Waddell; McGuffin, Victoria L. (2019-11-05). "Statistical comparison of mass spectra of salvinorins in Salvia divinorum and related Salvia species". Forensic Chemistry. 17: 100192. doi:10.1016/j.forc.2019.100192.
3. Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.

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