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Salvia freyniana
Salvia freyniana is a critically endangered perennial plant that is endemic to Turkey, growing in sandy soil at 900 to 1,200 m (3,000 to 3,900 ft) elevation. It was first collected in 1890, described in 1892 by Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller and not discovered again until 2006. During field trips as part of a revision and study of Salvia species in Turkey, an unusual population of Salvia was discovered which was eventually shown to be the plant described by Bornmueller. It was the first collection of the plant since the original specimens in 1890.
S. freyniana grows on many ascending to erect stems to 15 to 35 cm (5.9 to 13.8 in). The inflorescence is of 3-6 flowered verticillasters, with a lilac-blue corolla with a white center, 10 to 18 mm (0.39 to 0.71 in) long, flowering from May–June. It is closely related to Salvia wiedemannii Boiss.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salvia freyniana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
