| Salvia nubigena | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. nubigena
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvia nubigena J.R.I. Wood & Harley
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Salvia nubigena is a perennial undershrub endemic to a very small region in the Rio Concavo Valley in Colombia. It if found on rough bushland on boulder covered slopes, growing at elevations from 3,500 to 3,800 m (11,500 to 12,500 ft).
The plant reaches 1 to 2.5 m (3.3 to 8.2 ft) high, with 4-angled stems. The narrow lanceolate or ovate leaves are 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) long and 1.3 to 2 cm (0.51 to 0.79 in) wide. The inflorescence of terminal racemes is 5 to 15 cm (2.0 to 5.9 in) long, with a deep pink 2.1 cm (0.83 in) corolla.[1]
- ^ Wood, J. R. I.; Harley, R. M. (1989). "The Genus Salvia (Labiatae) in Colombia". Kew Bulletin. 44 (2). Springer: 236–238. doi:10.2307/4110799. JSTOR 4110799.