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Chia is an annual herb growing up to 1.75 metres (5 feet 9 inches) tall, with opposite leaves that are 4–8 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long and 3–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –2 in) wide. Its flowers are purple or white and are produced in numerous clusters in a spike at the end of each stem.
Chia seeds (/ tʃ iː ə / CHEE-ah) are the edible seeds of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family native to central and southern Mexico, [1] or of the related Salvia columbariae, Salvia polystachia, or Salvia tiliifolia. Chia seeds are oval and gray with black and white spots, having a diameter of around 2 millimetres (0.08 in).
Salvia columbariae is an annual plant that is commonly called chia, chia sage, golden chia, or desert chia, because its seeds are used in the same way as those of Salvia hispanica . It grows in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora , and Baja California , [ 2 ] and was an important food for Native Americans .
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La Montaña del Oso – a natural park located in the village of Yerbabuena, about 3200 meters above sea level. It is possible to take guided ecological walks, as well as camping. Chapel of Our Lady of Valvanera ( Capilla de Nuestra Señora de la Valvanera ) – located at the top of the western hill of Chía, and is visible almost from any ...
The region known as Hispanic America (Spanish: Hispanoamérica or América Hispana) and historically as Spanish America (Spanish: América Española) or Castilian America (Spanish: América Castellana) is all the Spanish-speaking countries of the American continent.
Genista hispanica, the Spanish gorse, or anlaga, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern France and northern Spain. [2] It is suited for borders, wall and rock gardens, gravelly soils, and coastal situations.
Hispanic and Latino Californians are residents of the state of California who are of full or partial Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 39.4% of the state's population, [2] making it the largest ethnicity in California.