Salvia potaninii Krylov

Plants perennial. Stems erect 30-38 cm, unbranched, densely pilose toward apex. Petiole of basal leaves, ca. 2.5 × as long as blade, petiole of upper leaves obsolete; leaf blade ovate to oblong-ovate, 3-7 × 1.2-5.3 cm, papery, adaxially fine strigose, pilose, abaxially fine strigose, obscurely glandular, base cordate to subhastate, margin crenate, apex obtuse. Verticillasters 6-flowered, in terminal racemes 6-10 cm; rachis densely pilose; bracts ovate to oblong-ovate, 0.8-3.5 × 0.5-1.5 cm. Pedicel ca. 3 mm. Calyx narrowly campanulate, 1.5-1.9 cm, densely pilose especially on veins; upper lip broadly triangular-ovate, ca. 4 × 9 mm, margin entire; lower lip ± as long as upper, teeth triangular-ovate. Corolla yellowish, 3.5-4 cm, villous; tube 3-3.8 cm, ± pilose annulate inside, erect, projected from calyx, ca. 4 mm wide at base, abruptly dilated at apex, to 8 mm wide at exserted part; upper lip straight, subcircular, ca. 7 mm wide; lower lip slightly longer than upper, middle lobe ca. 5 × 6 mm. Filaments complanate, ca. 7 mm; connectives arcuate, ca. 4.5 mm, upper arms subequal to lower ones. Nutlets unknown.

Sichuan.

* Thickets; ca. 4000 m.

Salvia potaninii is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Sichuan province in China, growing in thickets at 4,000 m (13,000 ft) elevation. It grows 30 to 38 cm (12 to 15 in) high, with leaves that are ovate to oblong-ovate, 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) long and 1.2 to 5.3 cm (0.47 to 2.09 in) wide. The upper surface of the leaf is covered with fine hairs, with the underside having glandular hairs. The yellowish flowers, 3.5 to 4 cm (1.4 to 1.6 in) long, are on 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) terminal racemes.