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Salvia leriifolia Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesSalvia leriifolia Benth. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 287 (1848)
Native RangeAfghanistan to Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptiondensely white lanate, leaves thick, oblong, irregularly sinuate-lobate, attenuate to petiole, flowers large in whorls, producing oblong raceme, corolla glabrous
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran)
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