Salvia yunnanensis

Salvia yunnanensis is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces in China, found growing on grassy hillsides, forest margins, and dry forests at 1800 to 2900 m elevation. S. yunnanensis has tuberous roots and grows on erect stems to 30 cm tall, with simple oblong-elliptic leaves that are 2 to 8 cm long and 1.5 to 3.5 cm wide.

Inflorescences are widely spaced 4-6-flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a 2.5 to 3.0 cm blue-purple corolla.