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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesSalvia santolinifolia Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 13 (1844)
Native RangeIran to nw. India, Oman
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Descriptionleaves in outline linear, pinnatifid, abaxially white pilose, petiolate, flowers of 1-2 in remote whorls, calyx tubular-campanulate, corolla 5-6mm long
Size10-25cm
Colorrose, lilac
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPleudia santolinifolia (Boiss.) M.Will & al.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran)
     35 Arabian Peninsula (OMA Oman)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (IND India, PAK Pakistan)
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