Salvia somalensis is a perennial

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...

 shrub

Shrub

A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

 endemic to a limited range and elevation in Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

. It grows at elevations from 4000 feet (1,219.2 m) to 7000 feet (2,133.6 m), typically in forest clearings or edges as a common or dominant subshrub.

Salvia somalensis is a many stemmed rangy plant that grows up to 5 feet (1.5 m) high and 3 foot (0.9144 m) wide. The leaves are oblong and yellow-green, reaching 4 inches (10.2 cm) long and 1 inches (2.5 cm) wide. The pale wisteria-blue flowers grow in tight, many-flowered whorls, growing on inflorescences that are unusual in that they do not always grow on the terminal ends of stems.