Salvia marashica is a rare perennial plant that is endemic to Ahır Mountain, near Kahramanmaraş in Turkey.[1] It grows on rocky mountain slopes at 850 to 1,700 m (2,790 to 5,580 ft) elevation.

Salvia marashica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. marashica
Binomial name
Salvia marashica
A. İlçim, F. Celep & Doğan

S. marashica grows erect on many stems to 30 to 70 cm (12 to 28 in), with pinnatisect leaves that are 1.2 to 7 cm (0.47 to 2.76 in) long and .3 to 1.8 cm (0.12 to 0.71 in) wide. The inflorescence is unusual for Salvia species, being covered in black-headed glandular hairs. The corolla is pink, and 2 to 2.8 cm (0.79 to 1.10 in) long. The specific epithet comes from the name of the city, "Kahramanmaras", where the type specimen was collected.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Conserving wild plants and habitats for people in the South and East Mediterranean (IPA-Med)". rubiconfoundation.org. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Ilçim, Ahmet; Celep, Ferhat; Doâan, Musa (2009-02-27). "Salvia marashica (Lamiaceae), a new species from Turkey" (PDF). Ann. Bot. Fennici. 46. Helsinki: Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board: 75–79. doi:10.5735/085.046.0110. S2CID 86055722.
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