Salvia atropurpurea

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Salvia atropurpurea.jpg

| taxon = Salvia atropurpurea

| authority = C. Y. Wu

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Salvia atropurpurea is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China, growing on grassy slopes at {{convert|3400|m|ft|abbr=on}} elevation. S. atropurpurea grows on one erect stem to {{convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall. The leaves are ovate to broadly ovate, ranging in size from {{convert|3.5|to|10.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and approximately {{convert|2.5|to|9|cm|in|abbr=on}} wide.

Inflorescences are 2–6 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles {{convert|6|to|15|cm|in|abbr=on}}, with a dark purple corolla that is {{convert|2.5|to|3|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{cite journal|year=1994|title=Lamiaceae|journal=Flora of China|publisher=Harvard University|volume=17|page=160|url=http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume17/Lamiaceae.published.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714110202/http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume17/Lamiaceae.published.pdf|archive-date=2010-07-14}}