''Salvia kiaometiensis'' (upland danshen) is a
perennial plant that is native to
Sichuan and
Yunnan provinces in China, found growing on hillside grasslands at elevation. ''S. kiaometiensis'' grows tall, with
ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals, or other botanical parts
*Ovate, a type of prehistoric stone hand axe
*Ovates, one of three ranks of membership in the Welsh Gorsedd
*Vates
In modern English, the nouns vates () and ovat ...
leaves that are long and .
Inflorescences are compact 2–4 flowered verticillasters in terminal
raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
s. The corolla is purple-brown or red and .
Notes
kiaometiensis
Flora of China
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