Salvia anatolica is a rare perennial herb that is endemic to a small area between DivriÃÂi and Kemaliye in Turkey, growing on stony slopes and oak scrub forest at elevation. It is similar to another Salvia that is endemic to Turkey, S. bracteata.
S. anatolica grows on a few erect stems to with mostly basal leaves. Terminal leaves are ovate-elliptic to lanceolate and are long and wide. The inflorescence grows well above the leaves and is long. The yellow corolla is . The plant blooms in May and June and is a hemicryptophyte.