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Salvia hypochionaea Boiss.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesSalvia hypochionaea Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 8 (1844)
Native Rangenw. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems simple, basal leaves crowded, adaxially green, abaxially grey hirsute, petiolate, ovate or oblong, obtuse, whorls 4-6-flowered, remote, producing raceme
Size15-25cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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