Salvia umbratica

Salvia umbratica (the shaded sage) is an annual or biennial plant that is native to Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Shanxi provinces in China, found growing on hillsides and valleys at 600 to 2,000 m (2,000 to 6,600 ft) elevation. S. umbratica grows on erect stems to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall, with triangular to ovate-triangular leaves that are 3 to 16 cm (1.2 to 6.3 in) long and 2.3 to 16 cm (0.91 to 6.30 in) wide.

Salvia umbratica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Salvia
Species:	S. umbratica
Binomial name
Salvia umbratica Hance

Inflorescences are widely spaced 2-flowered verticillasters in terminal and axillary racemes, with a 2.3 to 2.8 cm (0.91 to 1.10 in) blue-purple or purple corolla.^[1]