Salvia tchihatcheffii
Salvia tchihatcheffii
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Perennial suffruticose herb. Sterile stems prostrate, leafy; fertile stems procumbent-ascending, unbranched, 10-20 cm, eglandular-pubescent with sessile glands, hairs ± retrorse. Leaves trisect or pinnatisect with 2 pairs of lateral segments, terminal segment linear oblong, 1-2.5 x 0.2-0.6 cm, glabrescent with sessile glands, entire or terminal segment apically toothed; petiole 0.3-0.8 cm, ciliate. Inflorescence a condensed ± dense 'spike'. Verticillasters 2-6-flowered. Bracts ovate-acuminate 10-16 x 4-7 mm; bracteoles present. Pedicels 3-4 mm. Calyx tubular-campanulate, 8-11 mm, to 9-12 mm in fruit, puberulent-ciliate with sessile glands. Corolla light violet to white, 10-15 mm; tube 7-10 mm, annulate; upper lip ±straight. Stamens A. Nutlets rounded trigonous, ovoid, c. 3 x 2.3 mm. Fl. 5-6. Limestone slopes, Pinus brutia woodland, Vineyards, 400-1200 m.
Endemic. Ir.-Tur. element.
