''Salvia personata'' is an annual herb that is native to valleys and foothills in the

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of Bolivia and northern Argentina. It grows in disturbed bushy habitat at elevation.

Description

''Salvia personata'' and ''Salvia alba'' were regarded as distinct species by J. R. I. Wood in 2007, and described separately. ,

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regarded them as the same species. On this basis, ''S. personata'' is an erect plant reaching about high, with many branches, and petiolate leaves that are about long by wide. The

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consists of terminal

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s and is up to long. The corolla may be blue or white.

References

personata Flora of Argentina Flora of Bolivia Plants described in 1935 {{Salvia-stub