Salvia L.
Perfect stamens 2. Anthers separated by a long connective Salvia
Corolla pale purple or blue, up to 15 mm long
Corolla up to c. 5 mm long, pale purple. Leaves lanceolate to oblong, 2–7 cm long, serrate, minutely scabro-pubescent and sometimes glandular-viscid when young; bases usually cuneate. Perennial herb up to 1 m high. Blue Mts, e.g. Tuglow Caves. Often on limestone. Fl. spring–autumn Salvia plebeia
Corolla 7–10 mm long, pale blue. Leaves lanceolate to narrow-elliptic, mostly up to 5 cm long; margins with shallow distant teeth; bases tapering. Annual herb up to c. 50 cm high, sometimes woody towards the base. Coast and Cumberland Plain. Heavy and silty soils. Introd. from N. America. Fl. spring–autumn. Mintweed Salvia reflexa