Salvia

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  1a. Upper lip of calyx ± entire
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    S. tiliifolia

    2a. Corolla 5–7 mm long, only shortly exceeding the calyx; leaf blades broad-ovate to triangular-ovate
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    S. azurea

    2b. Corolla 12–20 mm long, greatly exceeding the calyx; leaf blades linear to oblong 
or lanceolate
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  1b. Upper lip of calyx with 3 lobes or teeth
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    3a. Upper lip of calyx provided with 3 minute and closely approximate teeth, the distance between the lateral teeth shorter than 1 mm
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      S. pratensis

      4a. Leaves basally disposed; stem with 1–3 leaf-bearing nodes, pubescent with glandular hairs in the apical portion; corolla (15–) 20–30 mm long
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      S. nemorosa

      4b. Leaves chiefly cauline; stem with 3 or more leaf-bearing nodes, pubescent with eglandular hairs; corolla 8–12 mm long
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    3b. Upper lip of calyx provided with 3 conspicuous lobes that are separated by rectangular or U-shaped sinuses, the distance between the lateral lobes longer than 1 mm
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      S. splendens

      5a. Corolla red (rarely purple or white), 40–42 mm long; calyx red; verticillasters with 2–6 flowers
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      5b. Corolla white or blue to purple, sometimes marked with yellow, 8–30 (–35) mm long; calyx green and tinged to varying degrees with white, red, or purple, sometimes the green background color difficult to detect; verticillasters with 4–30 flowers
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        S. verticillata

        6a. Verticillasters with 12–30 flowers; corolla 8–15 mm long; upper calyx lip up to ⅓ as long as the basal, connate portion
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        6b. Veticillasters with 4–12 flowers; corolla 20–30 mm long; upper calyx lip more than ½ as long as the basal, connate portion
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          S. officinalis

          7a. Stems and leaf blades densely and minutely white-pubescent; leaf blades 1–8 cm long, borne on petioles 0–3 cm long
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          7b. Stems and leaf blades with sparser and coarser pubescence; lower leaf blades 7–20 cm long, borne on petioles (2–) 3–10 cm long
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            S. sclarea

            8a. Leaves chiefly cauline, the lower toothed; upper lip of corolla longer than the the basal, connate portion
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            S. lyrata

            8b. Leaves basally disposed, the lower pinnately lobed (sometimes merely toothed); upper lip of corolla shorter than the basal, connate portion

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