Salvia nipponica

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
Salvia nipponica var. formosana (Hayata) Kudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. nipponica
Binomial name
Salvia nipponica

Notes

  1. "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 210. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29.


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