Salvia vaseyi

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

Salvia vaseyi, the scallop-leaf sage,[1] bristle sage or wand sage, is a perennial native to the western Colorado Desert. Flowers grow in compact clusters on 1 to 2 ft (0.30 to 0.61 m) spikes. The .5 inches (1.3 cm) flowers are white, with whitish bracts, calyx, and leaves, blooming from April to June. The specific epithet was named after botanist George Vasey or for his son, George Richard Vasey, who collected the type specimen.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Salvia vaseyi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ McMinn, Howard (1951). An illustrated manual of California shrubs. University of California Press. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-520-00847-2.
  3. ^ Jaeger, Edmund C. (1940). Desert Wild Flowers. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0365-9.

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