Salvia alatipetiolata

Salvia alatipetiolata is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan province in China, growing on grassy hillsides at 3800 m elevation. The plant grows on erect stems up to 40 cm tall, with numerous basal leaves that are ovate-hastate, ranging in size from 3.5 to 6 cm long and 1.5 to 4.5 cm wide. The upper leaf surface is mostly smooth, while the underside has many gray hairs.

Inflorescences are of loose raceme-panicles, with a 2 cm yellowish corolla held in a purple calyx.