Salvia summa

Salvia summa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: S. summa
Binomial name
Salvia summa
A.Nelson

Salvia summa, the great sage or supreme sage, is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to a small area in southern New Mexico, an adjacent area in northern Texas, and in Chihuahua, Mexico. The plant grows on limestone cliffs in part shade at 1,520 to 2,140 m (4,990 to 7,020 ft) elevation.[1]

Salvia summa grows up to 30 cm (12 in) tall. The pink or pale lavender corolla is 35 to 45 mm (1.4 to 1.8 in) long, spotted with red in the throat, blooming in March-April. It is somewhat similar to Salvia henryi, which has red flowers and a shorter lower lip, and which grows in the same habitat.

Notes

  1. "Salvia summa". New Mexico Rare Plants. University of New Mexico—New Mexico Rare Plant Technical Council. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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