''Salvia cavaleriei'' (Qian sage) is an herb that is native to Guangdong,

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, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces in China, growing in forests, on hillsides, and streamsides at elevation. ''S. cavaleriei'' is a short, robust plant reaching tall. Inflorescences are widely spaced 2–6 flowered verticillasters in terminal

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panicle A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...

s, with a blue-purple to purple-red or white corolla that is approximately . There are three named varieties. In addition to variation in leaf shape and size, they have the following flower colors: *''S. cavaleriei'' var. ''cavaleriei'' is blue-purple or purple. *''S. cavaleriei'' var. ''erythrophylla'' is dark purple or white. *''S. cavaleriei'' var. ''simplicifolia'' is purple or purple-red.

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