''Salvia freyniana'' is a critically endangered

perennial plant A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

that is endemic to Turkey, growing in sandy soil at elevation. It was first collected in 1890, described in 1892 by

Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (February 6, 1862 – December 19, 1948) was a German botanist born in Hildburghausen, Thuringia. Biography He studied horticulture in Potsdam, and in 1886 traveled to the Balkans and Greece on his first bo ...

and not discovered again until 2006. During field trips as part of a revision and study of ''Salvia'' species in Turkey, an unusual population of ''Salvia'' was discovered which was eventually shown to be the plant described by Bornmueller. It was the first collection of the plant since the original specimens in 1890. ''S. freyniana'' grows on many ascending to erect stems to . The inflorescence is of 3-6 flowered verticillasters, with a lilac-blue corolla with a white center, long, flowering from May–June. It is closely related to '' Salvia wiedemannii'' Boiss.

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freyniana Flora of Turkey Plants described in 1892 Taxa named by Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller {{Salvia-stub