Salvia runcinata L.f.

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Synonyms:	Salvia monticola Benth. Salvia sisymbrifolia Skan Salvia stenophylla sensu Eyles, non Benth.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb up to 50 cm tall, rarely taller, with 1-several hairy stems growing from a taproot. Leaves mostly crowded at the base but extending along the stems, oblong-oblanceolate in outline, up to 14 cm long, with rounded to triangular lobes along the sides, pubescent on both surfaces and with sessile glands but sometimes becoming hairless; shortly petiolate or sessile in the upper leaves. Flowers in 8-20 well-spaced 4-8-flowered clusters; bract ovate-acumintae, 3-6 mm long; Calyx 5-8 mm long with 3 teeth above, 1-1.5 mm long and 2 teeth below, 2-3 mm long. Corolla blue to mauve or rarely white, 7-14 mm long; upper lip straight and lower lip as long or slightly longer than upper.
Notes:	See the very similar Salvia stenophylla for comparison.
Derivation of specific name:	runcinata: runcinate; referring to the leaves having saw-toothed divisions directed away from the apex.
Habitat:	In grassy places, often on heavy, damp soils or in disturbed areas.
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Worldwide distribution:	Western Zimbabwe, Southeastern Botswana and South Africa.
Botswana distribution:	SE
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Content last updated:	Thursday 31 December 2020
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 57. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 88 - 90. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 79.

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