| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Salvia xanthocheila Boiss. ex Benth. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 284 (1848) |
| Native Range | Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-2750m |
| Description | stem sturdy, densely glandular hirsute, leaves mainly basal, broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, lanate, flowers ca. 25mm long, in short, compact panicle |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Salvia frigida Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |