Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Nepetoideae Subtribe Salviinae Higher classification Nepetoídeae Order Lamiales | Family Lamiaceae Tribe Mentheae Scientific name Perovskia Rank Genus | |
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Similar Russian sage, Caryopteris, Lamiaceae, Phlomis, Mock‑orange | ||
Perovskia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Members of the genus are native to southwestern and central Asia. It includes the garden plant Russian sage (P. atriplicifolia).
The genus is named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).
- Perovskia abrotanoides Kar. Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, western Himalayas of northern India
- Perovskia angustifolia Kudrjasch. - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Perovskia artemisioides Boiss. - Iran, Pakistan
- Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. – Russian Sage - Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Tibet, Xinjiang
- Perovskia botschantzevii Kovalevsk & Kochk. - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
- Perovskia × intermedia Lazkov - Kyrgyzstan (P. abrotanoides × P. angustifolia)
- Perovskia kudrjaschevii Gorschk. & Pjataeva - Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
- Perovskia linczevskii Kudrjasch. - Tajikistan
- Perovskia scrophulariifolia Bunge - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Perovskia virgata Kudrjasch. - Tajikistan
Planting perovskia atriplicifolia russian sage
References
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