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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 including what was historically known as Palestine, (which now includes Syria, Israel and the ]) and also Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, 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 including what was historically known as Palestine, (which now includes Syria, Israel and the West Bank) and also Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, 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.
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