Salvia dorrii

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• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Salvia

Herbs, subshrubs , or shrubs . Leaves simple or pinnately compound . Verticillasters 2- to many flowered, in racemes , panicles, or spikes, rarely solitary, axillary ; bracteoles minute. Calyx tubular to campanulate , hairy or glabrous on throat inside, 2-lipped; upper lip entire, 2-toothed, or 3-mucronate; lower lip 2-toothed. Corolla 2-lipped; tube straight, horizontal, curved upward or adaxially dilated , with or without hairy annulus inside; upper lip folded, straight or falcate , apex entire or emarginate ; lower lip spreading, 3-lobed; middle lobe widest, margin entire, apex emarginate, fringed , or 2-lobulate; lateral lobes oblong or circular, spreading or reflexed . Stamens 2; filaments short, horizontal or erect ; connectives prolonged, linear , T-shaped; upper arms with fertile elliptic or linear anther cells ; lower arms robust or slender, with fertile or sterile anther cells, separated or connected to each other; staminodes 2, small or absent. Style 2-cleft, lobes subulate , linear or circular, equal, anterior lobe larger or posterior lobe indistinct. Disc slightly swollen in front or ringlike. Nutlets triquetrous , ovoid or oblong, glabrous, smooth .

About 900(-1100) species: tropical and temperate zones of the Old and New World, 84 species in China.

There are many taxonomic problems in the flora area, especially in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces ; collation with the situation in the Himalaya is much needed.[1]

Physical Description

Landscaping

Care: Hardy and trouble-free. Heat and drought tolerant . Pinch lightly in spring to keep plant bushy. Remove spent flowers to prolong blooming season .

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial • Coppice Potential: No • Progagated by Bulbs: No • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes • Propagated by Container: Yes • Propagated by Corms: No • Propagated by Cuttings: Yes • Propagated by Seed: Yes • Propagated by Sod: No • Propagated by Sprigs: No • Propagated by Tubers: No • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring • Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No

Growth

Culture: Space 24-36" apart.

Soil: Prefers organic , well-drained soil. • Adapted to Medium Textured: Adapted to Medium Textured Soils • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes • Anaerobic Tolerance: None • Salinity Tolerance: Low • CaCO3 Tolerance: None • Minimum pH: 6.5 • Maximum pH: 8.0 • Fertility Requirement: Medium

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun . • Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: Medium • Minimum Precipitation: 8 • Maximum Precipitation: 14 • Moisture Use: Medium

Temperature: Minimum Temperature (F): -23 • Minimum Frost Free Days: 210 • Cold Hardiness: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Audibertia dorrii Kellogg

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Salvia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 478 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. aethiopis (African Sage) · S. africana-caerulea (Salvia) · S. africana-lutea (Beach Salvia) · S. algeriensis (Algerian Salvia) · S. amissa (Santa Catalina Mountain Sage) · S. apiana (White Sage) · S. apiana var. apiana (White Sage) · S. apiana var. compacta (Compact White Sage) · S. argentea (Silver Sage) · S. argentea 'Hobbit's Foot' (Hobbit's Foot Silver Salvia) · S. argentia (Salvia) · S. arizonica (Arizona Sage) · S. aurita (African Blue Sage) · S. austriaca (Austrian Sage) · S. azurea (Azure Blue Sage) · S. azurea var. azurea (Azure Blue Sage) · S. azurea var. grandiflora (Pitcher Sage) · S. azurea 'Nekan' (Pitcher Sage) · S. ballotiflora (Blue Shrub Sage) · S. barrelieri (Barrelier Salvia) · S. bernardina (Bernard's Sage) · S. blepharophylla (Eyelash-Leaved Sage) · S. blepharophylla 'Diablo' (Eyelash-Leaved Sage) · S. brandegeei (Brandegees Sage) · S. broussonetii (Salvia) · S. buchananii (Buchanans Sage) · S. cacaliaefolia (Gentian Leaf Sage) · S. cacaliifolia (Blue Vine Sage) · S. canariensis (Canary Island Sage) · S. canariensis var. candidissima (Canary Island Sage) · S. candelabrum (Salvia) · S. candidissima (Salvia) · S. canescens (Salvia) · S. carduacea (Thistle Sage) · S. cedrosensis (Salvia) · S. chamaedryoides (Blue Oak Sage) · S. chamaedryoides 'Superba' (Blue Oak Sage) · S. chamelaeagnea (African Blue Sage) · S. chapmanii (Chapman's Sage) · S. chiapensis (Chiapas Sage) · S. chinopeplica (Salvia) · S. chionophylla 'Snowflake Sage' (Snowflake Sage) · S. cinnabarina (Salvia) · S. clevelandii (Cleveland Blue Sage) · S. clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman' (Cleveland Blue Sage) · S. coahuilensis (Coahuila Sage) · S. coccinea (Blood Sage) · S. coccinea 'Alba' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Bicolor' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Brenthurst' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Coral Nymph' (Coral Nymph Scarlet Sage Salvia Coccinea) · S. coccinea 'Forest Fire' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Hummingbird Forest Fire' (Forest Fire Salvia) · S. coccinea'Hummingbird White' (White Salvia) · S. coccinea 'Lady in Red' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Snow Nymph' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. columbariae (Chia) · S. columbariae Benth. var. ziegleri Munz (Chia) · S. columbariae var. argillacea (California Chia) · S. columbariae var. columbariae (California Sage) · S. columbariae var. ziegleri (Ziegler's Sage) · S. confertiflora (Harvest Sage) · S. corrugata (Sage) · S. curtiflora (Salvia) · S. cyanescens (Salvia) · S. daghestanica (Dwarf Silver-Leaf Sage) · S. darcyi (Fiery Sage) · S. davidsonii (Davidson's Sage) · S. dentata (Salvia) · S. discolor (Andean Silver-Leaf Sage) · S. disjuncta (Southern Mexican Sage) · S. divinorum (Diviners Sage) · S. dolichantha (Clustered Sage) · S. dombeyi (Sacred Incan Sage) · S. dominica (Pungent Sage) · S. dorii (Desert Sage) · S. dorisiana (Fruit Sage) · S. dorrii (Grayball Sage) · S. dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams var. incana (Benth.) Strachan (Purple Sage) · S. dorrii mearnsii (Grayball Sage) · S. dorrii var. clokeyi (Purple Sage) · S. dorrii var. incana (Purple Sage) · S. dorrii var. pilosa (Purple Sage) · S. dumetorum (Sage) · S. elegans (Pineapple Sage) · S. elegans 'Golden Delicious' (Golden Pineapple Sage) · S. elegans 'Honey Melon' (Honey Melon Sage) · S. elegans'Peach' (Peach Salvia) · S. elegans 'Tangerine' (Tangerine Sage) · S. engelmannii (Engelmann's Sage) · S. eremostachya (Rose Sage) · S. farinacea (Mealy Cup Sage) · S. farinacea 'Blue Bedder' (Blue Bedder Mealy Cup Sage) · S. farinacea 'Victoria Blue' (Victoria Blue Mealy Cup Sage) · S. farinacea var. farinacea (Mealycup Sage) · S. farinacea var. latifolia (Mealycup Sage) · S. farinacea 'Azul' (Mealy Sage 'azul') · S. farinacea 'Cirrus' (Cirrus Mealy Cup Sage) · S. farinacea 'Evolution' (Evolution Mealy Sage) · S. farinacea 'Gruppenblau' (Mealy Cup Sage)

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Further Reading

• 1997 IUCN red list of threatened plants Cambridge: IUCN, World Conservation Union, 1998 url p. 315.
• Brigham Young University science bulletin. 9 1968 Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, [1955-1976] url p. 272, fig. 69, page 31, fig. 80, page 62.
• Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein. .. [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- url p. 2125.
• Great Basin naturalist memoirs. 1987 [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. url p. 334.
• Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 8.
• The Great Basin naturalist. 41 1981 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url , , p. 104, p. 113, p. 115, p. 156, p. 162, p. 17, strachan & reveal, page 198, p. 199, p. 200, p. 375, p. 481, p. 62, p. 84, p. 95.
• Tulane studies in zoology and botany. 29 1993 New Orleans: Tulane University, [1968- url p. 85.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:

• Berkeley Natural History Museums, University and Jepson Herbaria DiGIR provider
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• Oregon State University, Vascular Plant Collection
• School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
• School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, The Deaver Herbarium, Northern Arizona University
• US National Plant Germplasm System, United States National Plant Germplasm System Collection
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Washington Burke Museum, Vascular Plant Collection - University of Washington Herbarium
• Utah State University, USU-UTC Specimen Database
• Utah Valley State College
• , Utah Valley State College Herbarium

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2655280
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-32683
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13746542
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:307888-2
• GRIN Nomen Number: 447574
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 32683
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SADO4
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 61323

Footnotes

1. "Salvia". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 195. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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