Salvia subg. Perovskia
Salvia × floriferior 'Blue Spire'
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Salvia
Subgenus: Salvia subg. Perovskia
(Kar.) J.B.Walker, B.T.Drew & J.G.González[1]

Salvia subgenus Perovskia is a group of species within the flowering plant genus Salvia, which prior 2017 were treated as the separate genus Perovskia.[2] Members of the group are native to southwestern and central Asia.[3][4] It includes the garden plant Russian sage (Salvia × floriferior).[5]

The subgenus and former genus are named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).[6]

Species[7]
  1. Salvia abrotanoides (Kar.) Systma – Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, western Himalayas of northern India
  2. Salvia bungei J.G.González, formerly Perovskia virgata Kudrjasch. – Tajikistan
  3. Salvia karelinii J.B.Walker, formerly Perovskia angustifolia Kudrjasch. – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  4. Salvia klokovii J.B.Walker, formerly Perovskia linczevskii Kudrjasch. – Tajikistan
  5. Salvia kudrjaschevii (Gorschk. & Pjataeva) Systma – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
  6. Salvia pobedimovae J.G.González, formerly Perovskia botschantzevii Kovalevsk & Kochk. – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
  7. Salvia scrophulariifolia (Bunge) B.T.Drew – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  8. Salvia yangii B.T.Drew – Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Tibet, Xinjiang
Hybrids[7]
  1. Salvia × floriferior Dolat. & Ziel. – so-called "Russian sage", also referred to as Perovskia × hybrida (unplaced taxon) and its synonym Perovskia × superba in Europe and Russia: (S. abrotanoides × S. yangii)
  2. Perovskia × intermedia Lazkov – Kyrgyzstan: (S. abrotanoides × S. karelinii)

Cultivation

Plants in cultivation are almost all hybrids, including Salvia 'Blue Spire', which is very likely Salvia × floriferior, a naturally occurring hybrid between the entire-leaved Salvia yangii and Salvia abrotanoides. The leaves of this breed have long narrow teeth (i.e. are laciniate), unlike S. yangii which has entire leaves with shallow teeth.[5][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Genus: Perovskia Kar". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  2. ↑ Drew, B.T., González-Gallegos, J.G., Xiang, C.L., Kriebel, R., Drummond, C.P., Walked, J.B. and Sytsma, K.J., 2017. Salvia united: The greatest good for the greatest number. Taxon, 66(1), pp.133-145.
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 222 分药花属 fen yao hua shu Perovskia Karelin, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 14: 15. 1841.
  5. 1 2 Seneta W, Dolatowski J, Zieliński J. Dendrologia, ed. 13, p.730.
  6. ↑ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
  7. 1 2 "Plants of the World Online Species Records of Perovskia". Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  8. ↑ Phillips, Roger & Rix, Martyn (1993). "Perovskia 'Blue Spire'". Perennials : Volume 2 Late Perennials. London: Pan Books. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-330-32775-6.

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