Perovskia

Perovskia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Members of the genus are native to southwestern and central Asia.^[2]^[3] It includes the garden plant Russian sage (P. atriplicifolia).

The genus is named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).^[4]

Perovskia abrotanoides Kar. Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, western Himalayas of northern India
Perovskia angustifolia Kudrjasch. - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Perovskia artemisioides Boiss. - Iran, Pakistan
Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. – Russian sage - Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Tibet, Xinjiang
Perovskia botschantzevii Kovalevsk & Kochk. - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
Perovskia × intermedia Lazkov - Kyrgyzstan (P. abrotanoides × P. angustifolia)
Perovskia kudrjaschevii Gorschk. & Pjataeva - Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
Perovskia linczevskii Kudrjasch. - Tajikistan
Perovskia scrophulariifolia Bunge - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Perovskia virgata Kudrjasch. - Tajikistan

References[edit]

^ "Genus: Perovskia Kar". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 222 分药花属 fen yao hua shu Perovskia Karelin, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 14: 15. 1841.
^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
^ "GRIN Species Records of Perovskia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-15.

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