Salvia pauciserrata

Salvia pauciserrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Salvia
Species:	S. pauciserrata
Binomial name
Salvia pauciserrata Benth.
Subspecies
S. pauciserrata subsp. pauciserrata S. pauciserrata subsp. derasa (Benth.) J. R. I. Wood& R. Harley S. pauciserrata subsp. lasiocalicina J.R.I. Wood & Harley S. pauciserrata subsp. erythrocalicina J.R.I. Wood & Harley S. pauciserrata subsp. calocalicina (Briq.) J. R. I. Wood& R. Harley

Salvia pauciserrata is a variable and widely distributed species of Salvia native to Peru, north to Venezuela and Costa Rica. It is found in a wide variety of habitats. It reaches 1 to 2 m (3.3 to 6.6 ft) tall. The inflorescence is of terminal racemes, with a large red corolla that is 2.5 to 4 cm (0.98 to 1.57 in) long.^[1]

Notes

1. Wood, J. R. I.; Harley, R. M. (1989). "The Genus Salvia (Labiatae) in Colombia". Kew Bulletin (Springer) 44 (2): 232–236. doi:10.2307/4110799.