''Salvia cardenasii'' is a rare and endangered perennial herb that is endemic to

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, found in only three small populations, making it vulnerable to grazing animals and other damage. It grows on grassy slopes near rock outcrops, at approximately elevation. ''S. cardenasii'' grows on dark violet to greenish stems that first lie on the ground, and then grow upright to long. Leaves are oblong to narrowly elliptic, by . The inflorescence is simple terminal racemes with 1–4 verticillasters, with a blue corolla that is .

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cardenasii Flora of Bolivia {{Salvia-stub