Salvia brevilabra (the shortlip sage) is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan province in China, growing on hillsides, grasslands, and in forests at 3,200 to 3,800 m (10,500 to 12,500 ft) elevation. It grows up to 60 cm (24 in) tall, with basal leaves that are ovate to triangular-ovate, 9 to 11 cm (3.5 to 4.3 in) long and 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) wide. The stem leaves are somewhat smaller, and more triangular in shape.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. brevilabra
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Inflorescences are racemes or panicles, approximately 13 cm (5.1 in), with a blue-purple corolla about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. 17. Harvard University: 153–154. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14.