Salvia caespitosa
Salvia caespitosa
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Dwarf suffruticose perennial forming mats to c. 60 cm diam. Stems procumbent to ± erect, eglandular pubescent below, pubescent to villous abovewith some capitate glandular hairs. Leaves pinnatisect, obovate in outline, crenate, terminal segments ± lanceolate, 0.6-2 x 0.1-0.6 cm, with 2-4-pairs of lateral ± oblong segments; petiole 0.5-2 cm, often long-ciliate. Racemes condensed, scarcely exceeding leaf level. Verticillasters 2-6-flowered, approximating. Bracts ovate, acuminate, 11-12 x 5-8 mm; bracteoles present. Pedicels 3-6 mm. Calyx campanulate, often purplish, 10-14 mm, to 15 mm in fruit, indumentum variable, from eglandular pilose/villous with sessile glands to densely capitate-glandular. Corolla violet-blue to lilac-pinkish , 18-30 mm; tube straight, 11-20 mm annulate. Stamens A. Nutlets rounded trigonous, ± spherical, 2.7 x 2.5 mm. 2n = 14. Fl. 6-7. Rocky limestone and igneous slopes, terraces, 1400-2400 m.
Endemic. Ir-Tur. element. Close to S. pachystachys. A variable species in leaf shape, indumentum and flower colour.
