Salvia farinacea

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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 .

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,304 meters (0 to 4,278 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 9-12" apart.

Soil: Prefers organic , well-drained soil. • Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

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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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 15, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, NSW herbarium collection
• National Institute of Genetics, ROIS, Herbarium Specimens of Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Pref., Japan
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Herbarium of Oskarshamn
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2655304
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-32713
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13747501
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456204-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 100549
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 32713
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SAFAL
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 61328

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]
2. Mean = 431.840 meters (1,416.798 feet), Standard Deviation = 355.150 based on 77 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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