Salvia dolomitica (the dolomite sage or Pilgrim's Rest pink sage) is a perennial shrub native to the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, typically growing at 900–1500 m elevation. Profusely covered with grey leaves, it grows to 2 m in height and width in the wild, with pale lilac flowers.[1]
Salvia dolomitica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Salvia |
Species: | S. dolomitica
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Binomial name | |
Salvia dolomitica |
Notes
edit- ^ Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.