Salvia sinica

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Salvia sinica is a perennial plant that is native to the hills of Anhui and Zhejiang provinces in China. S. sinica grows on one to a few erect stems to {{convert|50|to|100|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall, with stem leaves that are narrowly ovate and smaller terminal leaflets that are ovate to oblong-lanceolate. Inflorescences are 5–12 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes, with a corolla that is tawny, purplish or purple on the upper lip, {{convert|1.6|to|2.2|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{cite book |first1=Xi-wen |last1=Li |first2=Ian C. |last2=Hedge |first3= |last3= |contribution=Salvia sinica Migo |contribution-url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200020260 |access-date=2024-04-28 |editor-last=Wu |editor-first=Zhengyi |editor2-last=Raven |editor2-first=Peter H. |editor3-last=Hong |editor3-first=Deyuan |title=Flora of China (online) |publisher=eFloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=2 |name-list-style=amp }}