Salvia abrotanoides (Kar.) Sytsma

Allied to S. yangii but stems with a thinner indumentum which tends to wear off, leaves deeply incised, often to the midrib, the segments sometimes linear and entire, more often themselves pinnately dissected. Native of Russia (Turkmenia and Tianshan), Iran, and Baluchistan; introduced to Kew before 1935 from Iran. It can be grown in situations that suit S. yangii, but really needs more summer heat. It is much less common in gardens.