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Salvia rubriflora is a perennial clump forming undershrub endemic to Colombia, growing on exposed grassy banks, near streams, and in dry bushland at elevations from 2,600 to 3,000 m (8,500 to 9,800 ft). It is an uncommon plant, most often found at the Cundinamarca-Boyaca border.
It is described as one of the more distinctive Colombian salvias, growing 1 to 2 m (3.3 to 6.6 ft) tall with erect stems and triangular-hastate leaves that are 12 to 20 cm (4.7 to 7.9 in) long and 6 to 9 cm (2.4 to 3.5 in) wide. The red flower is 2.5 to 3 cm (0.98 to 1.18 in) long.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salvia rubriflora 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.
