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Salvia orthostachys
About
Salvia orthostachys is a perennial shrub endemic to Colombia, growing in dry country on roadsides, rocky banks, and stony bushland. The plant reaches up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) high, with leaves that are hairy on both surfaces. The red flower is up to 2 cm (0.79 in) long, with a short upper lip.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Salvia orthostachys
- Slug
- salvia-orthostachys
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
- Species
- orthostachys
- Wikidata QID
- Q5228888
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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