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Salvia Whitehousei
''Salvia whitehousei'', the clustered sage, is a herbaceous perennial that is native to Texas. Taxonomy ''Salvia whitehousei'' was originally described as "''Salviastrum dolichanthum'' Cory" in 1930 by Victor Louis Cory. When the genus ''Salviastrum'' was merged into ''Salvia'' in 1949 by Eula Whitehouse, it became "''Salvia dolichantha'' (Cory) Whitehouse". In 1988, because there was already a ''Salvia'' species from China named "''Salvia dolichantha ''Salvia dolichantha'' is a herbaceous perennial native to Sichuan province in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceedi ...''" (1934), Gabriel Alziar renamed the plant to the current ''Salvia whitehousei'', in honor of Eula Whitehouse. Notes whitehousei Flora of Texas {{Salvia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both List of U.S. states and territories by area, area (after Alaska) and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvia
''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species of shrubs, herbaceous plant, herbaceous perennial plant, perennials, and annual plant, annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae. One of several genera commonly referred to as sage, it includes two widely used herbs, ''Salvia officinalis'' (common sage, or just "sage") and ''Salvia rosmarinus'' (rosemary, formerly ''Rosmarinus officinalis''). The genus is distributed throughout the Old World and the Americas (over 900 total species), with three distinct regions of diversity: Central America and South America (approximately 600 species); Central Asia and the Mediterranean (250 species); Eastern Asia (90 species). Etymology The name ''Salvia'' derives from Latin (sage), from (safe, secure, healthy), an adjective related to (health, well-being, prosperity or salvation), and (to feel healthy, to heal). Pliny the Eld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvia Dolichantha
''Salvia dolichantha'' is a herbaceous perennial native to Sichuan province in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ..., growing at elevation. It grows up to high, with purple flowers that are approximately long. The leaves are cordate-ovate to hastate-ovate, long and wide. Notes dolichantha Flora of Sichuan {{Salvia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
