Salvia forskaehlei L. is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Salvia forskaehlei L.

Salvia forskaehlei L.

Salvia forskaehlei L. is a clumping plant with hairy seasonal leaves and showy marked violet-blue two-lipped flowers.

Family
Genus
Salvia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Salvia forskaehlei L.

Salvia forskaehlei L. grows into large basal clumps that reach 0.6 meters (2 feet) in both height and width. Its leaves are covered in hairs: they are parsley-green in spring, and turn dark green in summer. This plant produces few flower whorls that are widely spaced. The flowers are showy, two-lipped, and violet-blue in color; the lower lip has white streaks with yellow markings.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae Salvia

More from Lamiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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