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Lamiaceae

Salvia castanea Diels

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia

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Salvia castanea: From Desirable Plants last summer. Castanea means chestnut - a reference I guess to the rich red/brown colour.
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
arz
سالفيا كاستانا
Chinese
栗色鼠尾草, 栗色鼠尾草光叶变型, 栗色鼠尾草光葉變型, 栗色鼠尾草柔毛变型, 栗色鼠尾草柔毛變型, 栗色鼠尾草絨毛變型, 栗色鼠尾草绒毛变型

Synonyms

  • Salvia castanea f. glabrescens E.Peter
  • Salvia castanea f. pubescens E.Peter
  • Salvia castanea f. tomentosa E.Peter

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.