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Salvia verbenaca L.

wild clary (Lamiaceae / Labiatae)

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Synonym | Salvia horminoides Pourr.

Salvia verbenaca grows in open, well-drained locations, chiefly in southern and eastern England.

Moulton (VC26: West Suffolk); 2016-09-04

 wild clary / Salvia verbenaca: _Salvia verbenaca_ grows in open, well-drained locations, chiefly in southern and eastern England.

The subspecies that grows in Great Britain, Salvia verbenaca subsp. horminoides, often has 2 white spots on the lower lip of each flower.

Moulton (VC26: West Suffolk); 2016-09-04

 wild clary / Salvia verbenaca: The subspecies that grows in Great Britain, _Salvia verbenaca_ subsp. _horminoides_, often has 2 white spots on the lower lip of each flower.

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