Kingdom Plantae Family Lamiaceae Scientific name Salvia albimaculata | Order Lamiales Genus Salvia Rank Species | |
Salvia albimaculata is a perennial shrub that is native to a very small region in Turkey, at 1200 m elevation in the Taurus Mountains. It is under 30 cm tall, and about 25-30 cm wide, with small greenish-gray evergreen leaves. The royal purple flowers, with a distinctive white patch on the lower lip, are about 2.5 cm long, in whorls of 2-5. The name, albimaculata, means 'spotted with white'.
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