Salvia aerea

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Salvia aerea

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

(unranked): Angiosperms

(unranked): Eudicots

(unranked): Asterids

Order: Lamiales

Family: Lamiaceae

Genus: Salvia

Species: S. aerea

Binomial name

Salvia aerea

H.Lév.

Salvia aerea is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces in

China, typically growing on hillsides, grasslands, forests, and thickets at 2,500 to 3,300 m (8,200

to 10,800 ft) elevation. It grows 6 to 40 cm (2.4 to 15.7 in) tall, with mostly basal leaves that are

typically 2.5 to 8.5 cm (0.98 to 3.35 in) long and 2.5 to 4.5 cm (0.98 to 1.77 in) wide, though

they can reach up to 20 cm (7.9 in) by 8 cm (3.1 in).

The inflorescences are racemes up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long, with a 2.6 to 3.5 cm (1.0 to 1.4 in)

corolla that comes in a wide variety of colors: orange, purple, white, and dark blue. The plant is

used medicinally.[1]