Salvia marashica is a rare perennial plant

Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

 that is endemic to Ahır Mountain, near Kahramanmaraş

Kahramanmaras

-Industry:Kahramanmaraş's industry is mainly based on textile and ice cream. Kahramanmaraş is one of the biggest textile industry cities of Turkey. Companies like Kipaş, İskur, Arsan and Bozkurt are one of the richest companies in the city...

 in Turkey, growing on rocky mountain slopes at 850 to 1700 m (2,788.7 to 5,577.4 ft) elevation.

S. marashica grows erect on many stems to 30 to 70 cm (11.8 to 27.6 in), with pinnatisect

Leaf shape

In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...

leaves that are 1.2 to 7 cm (0.47244094488189 to 2.8 in) long and 0.3 to 1.8 cm (0.118110236220472 to 0.708661417322835 in) wide. The inflorescence is unusual for Salvia species, being covered in black-headed glandular hairs. The corolla is pink, and 2 to 2.8 cm (0.78740157480315 to 1.1 in) long. The specific epithet comes from the name of the city, "Kahramanmaras", where the type specimen was collected.