''Salvia bowleyana'' (southern danshen; in
Chinese
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: nan dan shen) is a
perennial plant
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native to
China
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, south of the
Yangtze River
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, growing on hillsides, beside streams, in forests, and in valleys between elevation. It is used medicinally in China in the same way as ''
Salvia miltiorrhiza''
and is often confused with it. ''Salvia miltiorrhiza's'' common name is "dan shen", while ''S. bowleyana's'' is "nan dan shen", which means "southern dan shen".
''Salvia bowleyana'' grows up to tall, with flowers that are purple to purple-blue.
Notes
Plants described in 1908
bowleyana
Flora of China
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