Salvia lutescens var. lutescens




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
Scientific name Salvia lutescens (Koidzumi) Koidzumi var. lutescens
Synonyms Salvia omerocalyx Hayata var. intermedia (Makino) F. Maekawa forma lutescens (Koidzumi) Ohwi; Salvia japonica Thumberg var. lutescens Koidzumi
Common name (Japanese common name) usugi-natsu-no-tamurasou (ウスギナツノタムラソウ, 薄黄夏田村草 [meaning: pale yellow summer tamura weed (meaning of tamura is unknown)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Mt. Suzuka)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Plants electing 30-50cm tall. Flowers pale yellow corollas ca. 1cm long, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Salvia lutescens (Koidz.) Koidz.
Phylogenetic relationships among subgenera, species, and varieties of Japanese Salvia L. (Lamiaceae)
Note Endemic to Japan



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