Perovskia
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| Perovskia | |
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| P. atriplicifolia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Mentheae |
| Genus: | Perovskia Kar.[1] |
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Perovskia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Members of the genus are native to southwestern and central Asia. It comprises nine species, including the garden plant Russian Sage (P. atriplicifolia).
The genus is named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).[2]
[edit] Species
- Perovskia abrotanoides Kar.
- Perovskia angustifolia Kudrjasch.
- Perovskia artemisioides Boiss.
- Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. – Russian Sage
- Perovskia botschantzevii Kovalevsk & Kochk.
- Perovskia kudrjaschevii Gorschk. & Pjataeva
- Perovskia linczevskii Kudrjasch.
- Perovskia scrophulariaefolia[3]
- Perovskia virgata Kudrjasch.
[edit] References
- ^ "Genus: Perovskia Kar.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?9129. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780521866453. http://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Perovskia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9129. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
[edit] External links
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Data related to Perovskia at Wikispecies
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