Salvia disermas flower

The Salvia disermas corolla has a long upper lip, consisting of one channelled lobe curving forward like a cowl. It is covered in long, soft, pale hairs on the outside upper part.

The lower lip is three-lobed, the laterals smaller and triangular, the central one curved down and broadly bowl-shaped; all appearing hairless.

The style protrudes over the anthers from below the top of the upper lip, here not showing its two lobes. The two anthers are curved, orange above and yellow below, probably coloured by the pollen.

Hairiness upon the calyces and stem is longer and shinier than on the corolla, some of the hairs gland-tipped. A spider may have responded, taking a liking to the hairiness.

The calyces of these flowers are also two-lipped, the upper one three-lobed, the lower one two-lobed (Manning, 2009; Shearing and Van Heerden, 2008; iNaturalist).