Salvia nipponica is a perennial plant that is native to Japan and Taiwan. Stems grow from 20 to 50 cm (7.9 to 19.7 in), with triangular-ovate to triangular-hastate leaves that are typically 2 to 7 cm (0.79 to 2.76 in) by 1.3 to 6 cm (0.51 to 2.36 in). The 2.2 to 2.4 cm (0.87 to 0.94 in) flowers have many hairs, with a yellow corolla that has a red spot.[1]
| Salvia nipponica | |
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| Salvia nipponica var. formosana (Hayata) Kudo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. nipponica
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| Salvia nipponica | |
Notes
edit- ^ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. 17. Harvard University: 210. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29.