Salvia subg. Perovskia | |
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Salvia × floriferior 'Blue Spire' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Tribe: | Mentheae |
Genus: | Salvia |
Subgenus: |
Salvia subg. Perovskia ( Kar.) J.B.Walker, B.T.Drew & J.G.González [1] |
Salvia subgenus Perovskia is a group of species within the flowering plant genus Salvia, which prior 2017 were treated as the separate genus Perovskia. [2] Members of the group are native to southwestern and central Asia. [3] [4] It includes the garden plant Russian sage (Salvia × floriferior). [5]
The subgenus and former genus are named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857). [6]
Plants in cultivation are almost all hybrids, including Salvia 'Blue Spire', which is very likely Salvia × floriferior, a naturally occurring hybrid between the entire-leaved Salvia yangii and Salvia abrotanoides. The leaves of this breed have long narrow teeth (i.e. are laciniate), unlike S. yangii which has entire leaves with shallow teeth. [5] [8]
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Salvia subg. Perovskia | |
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Salvia × floriferior 'Blue Spire' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Tribe: | Mentheae |
Genus: | Salvia |
Subgenus: |
Salvia subg. Perovskia ( Kar.) J.B.Walker, B.T.Drew & J.G.González [1] |
Salvia subgenus Perovskia is a group of species within the flowering plant genus Salvia, which prior 2017 were treated as the separate genus Perovskia. [2] Members of the group are native to southwestern and central Asia. [3] [4] It includes the garden plant Russian sage (Salvia × floriferior). [5]
The subgenus and former genus are named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857). [6]
Plants in cultivation are almost all hybrids, including Salvia 'Blue Spire', which is very likely Salvia × floriferior, a naturally occurring hybrid between the entire-leaved Salvia yangii and Salvia abrotanoides. The leaves of this breed have long narrow teeth (i.e. are laciniate), unlike S. yangii which has entire leaves with shallow teeth. [5] [8]
Media related to Perovskia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Perovskia at Wikispecies