Perovskia

Perovskia
P. atriplicifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Perovskia
Kar.[1]
Species

Seven, including:
Perovskia abrotanoides
Perovskia artemisioides
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Perovskia scrophulariaefolia

Perovskia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Members of the genus are native to southwestern and central Asia. It comprises seven species, including the garden plant Russian Sage (P. atriplicifolia).

The genus is named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).[2]

Selected species

References

  1. ^ "Genus: Perovskia Kar.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?9129. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 
  2. ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780521866453. http://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC. 
  3. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Perovskia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9129. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 

External links

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Data related to Perovskia at Wikispecies