Salvia nilotica
| Salvia nilotica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. nilotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia nilotica Jacq. | |
Salvia nilotica is a perennial shrub growing in the eastern African highlands from Ethiopia to Zimbabwe, between 900-3600 m elevation. It has many creeping rhizomes and stems about 60-90 cm tall. The small flowers, in whorls of 6-8, range from purple to rose to white.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.