Salvia barrelieri

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Salvia barrelieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. barrelieri
Binomial name
Salvia barrelieri
Etlinger

Salvia barrelieri (Berber clary) is a perennial found in northern Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and southwestern Spain, usually between the elevations of 500–1200 meters. It grows 1–2 meters tall, with large, wavy, gray-green leaves. The inflorescence is a verticillaster (See Inflorescence) and can grow nearly one meter tall, with flowers of light lavender or sky blue blooming all at the same time.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.