Salvia japonica, known as East Asian sage,[1] is an annual plant that is native to several provinces in China and Taiwan, growing at 200 to 1,200 m (660 to 3,940 ft) elevation. S. japonica grows on erect stems to 40 to 60 cm (16 to 24 in) tall. Inflorescences are 2-6 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a corolla that varies in color from reddish, purplish, bluish, to white, and is approximately 1.2 cm (0.47 in).

Salvia japonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. japonica
Binomial name
Salvia japonica
Varieties
  • S.  japonica var. japonica
  • S.  japonica var. multifoliolata E. Peter

There are two named varieties, with slight variations in leaf and flower shape: S. japonica var. japonica and S.  japonica var. multifoliolata[2]

References

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  1. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 619. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  2. ^ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. 17. Harvard University: 171. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14.
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