''Salvia evansiana'' (the Snow Mountain sage) is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China, found growing on alpine meadows, hillsides, and forests at elevations from . It has erect stems growing tall, with

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to triangular-ovate leaves that are long and wide. Inflorescences are

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s or

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s that are long, with a straight corolla that is long. There are two varieties, with slight differences in bract and calyx size. The most notable difference is in the color of the corolla: ''Salvia evansiana'' var. ''evansiana'' has a flower that is blue-purple, with some yellow at the base. ''Salvia evansiana'' var. ''scaposa'' has a white or cream-yellow flower.

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evansiana Flora of China {{Salvia-stub