Salvia chinensis

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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Salvia chinensis (the Chinese sage) is an annual plant that is native to several provinces in China, growing in forests, and in tufts of grass on hillsides or plains at {{convert|100|to|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} elevation. S. chinensis grows on stems that are erect or prostrate to a height of {{convert|20|to|60|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Inflorescences are 6-flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a {{convert|1|cm|in|abbr=on}} blue-purple or purple corolla.{{cite journal|year=1994|title=Lamiaceae|journal=Flora of China|publisher=Harvard University|volume=17|pages=171–172|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}}