Leucophyllum langmaniae

Leucophyllum langmaniae
Leucophyllum langmaniae in flower.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Scrophulariaceae
Genus:Leucophyllum
Species: L. langmaniae
Binomial name
Leucophyllum langmaniae
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Leucophyllum langmaniae is a shrub native of Mexico (Chihuahuan Desert), semi-evergreen, with gray-green leaves of velvety texture. Its shape is branched and compact, forming a rounded mass of up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high and wide. The flowers are lavender. They appear in the fall, and are even more abundant if drought or heat waves were important.[2]

Leucophyllum langmaniae is called Langman's sage or Rio Bravo sage. However, it is not a true sage and it has no systematics relationship to the genus Salvia.

The plant species name langmaniae was given in honor of Ida Kaplan Langman.

References

  1. ↑ Sida; Contributions to Botany. Dallas; Fort Worth, TX. 11: 140. 1985
  2. ↑ Filippi, Olivier (2007). Pour un jardin sans arrosage (For a garden without irrigation) (in French). Arles: Actes Sud. p. 140. ISBN 978-2-7427-6730-4.


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