Salvia miltiorrhiza (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: danshen) also known as red sage Chinese sage tan shen or danshen is a perennial plant in the genus Salvia highly valued for its roots in traditional Chinese medicine. Native to China and Japan it grows at 90 to 1200 m (300 to 3940 ft) elevation preferring grassy places in forests hillsides and along stream banks. The specific epithet miltiorrhiza means red ochre root. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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