''Salvia desoleana'' is a herbaceous perennial shrub native to the island of

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

in the Mediterranean. It is endemic to four or five specific locations on the island in sunny locations on limestone, granitic, and igneous rock. ''Salvia desoleana'' was named for the botanist Luigi Desole, and was first described in 1982. It is a low-growing plant with elongated rhizomatous roots that grow parallel to the ground. Each plant forms a mound tall and wide. The ovate leaves grow as large as by , with both surfaces covered with hairs and glands, releasing a strong fragrance when crushed or brushed. The have hairy stems, with evenly spaced whorls of six flowers, whose calyces include two leafy green bracts. The one-inch flowers have a pale lavender upper lip, and an off-white trough-shaped lower lip.

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desoleana Flora of Italy Plants described in 1982 {{Salvia-stub