| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Salvia atropatana Bunge |
| Synonyms | Salvia bachtiarica Bunge |
| Salvia kourossia Parsa | |
| Salvia lurorum Rech.f. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | leaves rugose, adaxially green, sparsely arachnose, abaxially grey hirsute, petiolate, ovate, irregularly lobate, whorls 4-6-flowered, remote, racemose |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
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