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Nile Sage
Salvia nilotica
Salvia nilotica is a perennial shrub growing in the eastern African highlands from Ethiopia to Zimbabwe, between 900 and 3,600 m (3,000 and 11,800 ft) elevation. It has many creeping rhizomes and stems about 60–90 cm (24–35 in) tall. The small flowers, in whorls of 6–8, range from purple to rose to white.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 778825.