Salvia nipponica

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Salvia nipponica var. formosana 黃花鼠尾草 (天問).jpg

|image_caption = Salvia nipponica var. formosana (Hayata) Kudo

|taxon = Salvia nipponica

|authority = Miq.

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Salvia nipponica is a perennial plant that is native to Japan and Taiwan. Stems grow from {{convert|20|to|50|cm|in|abbr=on}}, with triangular-ovate to triangular-hastate leaves that are typically {{convert|2|to|7|cm|in|abbr=on}} by {{convert|1.3|to|6|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The {{convert|2.2|to|2.4|cm|in|abbr=on}} flowers have many hairs, with a yellow corolla that has a red spot.{{cite journal|year=1994|title=Lamiaceae|journal=Flora of China|publisher=Harvard University|volume=17|page=210|url=http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume17/Lamiaceae.published.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929162754/http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume17/Lamiaceae.published.pdf|archive-date=2011-09-29}}