Salvia lasiocephala is an annual herb that is broadly distributed throughout the tropical Americas. It grows up to 60 cm (24 in) high, with leaves that are long-petiolate ovate-triangular, and 2.5 to 4 cm (0.98 to 1.57 in) long and wide. The inflorescence of terminal racemes has flowers with a pink to pale lilac or blue corolla that is 5 mm (0.20 in) long.[1]

Salvia lasiocephala
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. lasiocephala
Binomial name
Salvia lasiocephala
Synonyms

S. hyptoides Mart. & Gal.
S. multispicata Rusby

Notes

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  1. ^ Wood, J. R. I.; Harley, R. M. (1989). "The Genus Salvia (Labiatae) in Colombia". Kew Bulletin. 44 (2). Springer: 247–248. doi:10.2307/4110799. JSTOR 4110799.