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Salvia hispanica, one of several related species commonly known as chia (/ ˈ tʃ iː ə /), is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. [2]
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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S. hispanica hasn't always been the most significant (to English speakers) plant called chia; see section Talk:Salvia_hispanica#Chia Pets above, where the manufacturer of Chia Pets was confused about the species used in their products. Plantdrew 16:02, 20 October 2016 (UTC) Comment I started an article at Chia seed. Maybe someone who knows the ...