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Salvia nemorosa L. ssp. tesquicola  (Klokov & Pobed.) Soó

Flora Europaea the original Linnean specimen; as it can be easily seen, the holotype of the species from the Linnean collection resembles a lot Salvia nemorosa ssp. tesquicola from the steppe and forest-steppe areas west and north of the Black Sea. This is not a surprise since Linne got its specimen from Traugott Gerber who collected a lot of other plants for him from the steppes north from the Black Sea; so seemingly what is today called Salvia nemorosa ssp. tesquicola is in fact the type of Salvia nemorosa. perennial, H xeric to mesoxeric, steppe to forest-steppe species Pontic Festucion valesiacae, Quercetalia pubescentis, Artemisietea R34, R4163, R87 habitats, only in Dobrudja     This subspecies differs from the typical Salvia nemorosa L. only by having long hairy stems. It is the counterpart of the species from the much arid Pontic areas - though a good example of adaptation, and evolution. 2Mai-Vama Veche 6th of August 2006 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com 2Mai-Vama Veche, Constanta county, August 2007 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com