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| '''''Salvia palaestina''''' is a herbaceous perennial native to a wide area |
'''''Salvia palaestina''''' is a herbaceous perennial native to a wide area that includes Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Palestine, the Sinai peninsula, and northeastern Egypt.<ref>{{cite book|last=Boulos|first=Loutfy|title=Flora of Egypt: Verbenaceae-Compositae|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TnUoAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Salvia+palaestina%22+palestine&dq=%22Salvia+palaestina%22+palestine&hl=en&ei=gY9RTMDnCIuesQOto_Vp&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBw|accessdate=07-29=2010|year=2002|publisher=Al Hadara Pub.}}</ref><ref name="Clebsch">{{cite book|last=Clebsch|first=Betsy|coauthors=Carol D. Barner|title=The New Book of Salvias|publisher=Timber Press|date=2003|page=220|isbn=9780881925609|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NM0iwB8GrQYC&pg=PA220}}</ref> It grows in a wide variety of habitats, between 1,000 to 4,000 feet elevation. It was introduced into horticulture in the 1990s.<ref name="Clebsch" /> | ||
| ''Salvia palaestina'' grows 1-2 feet tall, with an upright habit and many square stems growing from basal roots. The mid-green rugose leaves vary in shape and size, with light hairs on both sides, and glands that release a scent when rubbed or crushed. The 12 inch inflorescences grow candelabra-like at the top of the stems, with 4-6 flowers per whorl. The .5 inch flowers are straight and tubular, ranging in color from white to pale lilac.<ref name="Clebsch"/> | ''Salvia palaestina'' grows 1-2 feet tall, with an upright habit and many square stems growing from basal roots. The mid-green rugose leaves vary in shape and size, with light hairs on both sides, and glands that release a scent when rubbed or crushed. The 12 inch inflorescences grow candelabra-like at the top of the stems, with 4-6 flowers per whorl. The .5 inch flowers are straight and tubular, ranging in color from white to pale lilac.<ref name="Clebsch"/> | ||
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| Salvia palaestina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. palaestina |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia palaestina Benth. | |
Salvia palaestina is a herbaceous perennial native to a wide area that includes Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Palestine, the Sinai peninsula, and northeastern Egypt. It grows in a wide variety of habitats, between 1,000 to 4,000 feet elevation. It was introduced into horticulture in the 1990s.
Salvia palaestina grows 1-2 feet tall, with an upright habit and many square stems growing from basal roots. The mid-green rugose leaves vary in shape and size, with light hairs on both sides, and glands that release a scent when rubbed or crushed. The 12 inch inflorescences grow candelabra-like at the top of the stems, with 4-6 flowers per whorl. The .5 inch flowers are straight and tubular, ranging in color from white to pale lilac.
Notes
- Boulos, Loutfy (2002). Flora of Egypt: Verbenaceae-Compositae. Al Hadara Pub. Retrieved 07-29=2010.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Clebsch, Betsy (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780881925609.
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