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Salvia dolomitica

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Salvia dolomitica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. dolomitica
Binomial name
Salvia dolomitica

Salvia dolomitica (the dolomite sage or Pilgrim's Rest pink sage) is a perennial shrub native to the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, typically growing at 900–1500 m elevation. Profusely covered with grey leaves, it grows to 2 m in height and width in the wild, with pale lilac flowers.[1]

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  1. ^ Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.