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Salvia hispanica

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Salvia

chia

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 25 (1753)

Other References

Starr & Starr 2022a:14 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Salvia hispanica Koloa District; Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road garden Preserved_Specimen herb 50cm tall, parts not aromatic; leaves medium green; corolla blue-violet with 2 white spots on lip basally; spontaneous volunteer in pot Lorence, D.H. 10667 Kauai BISH 2017-01-12
2 Salvia hispanica Waianae Mts., Palikea. Forested area with tall canopy. Drainage area where soil is rarely dry. Area was often used as a lunch spot where a staff member would often eat Chia seeds haphazardly allowing seeds to drop to the floor. Preserved_Specimen Inflorescence dark purple, cluster sprawling together with mostly large matures, ca. 2-2.5 feet tall. Slight menthol/mint smell. Growing in damp, almost muddy soil. Maosi, P. 562 Oahu BISH 2021-11-03
3 Salvia hispanica Piiholo, MM$ Piiholo Road scattered here along road in rural residential. Many here all scattered along the road. roadside with Ulex eurpoaeus and Melinis minutiflora. Preserved_Specimen Naturalized. Rurual scrub, Forest, F. 20102601 Maui BISH 2020-10-26
4 Salvia hispanica Waianae Mts., Palikea. Forested area with tall canopy. Drainage area where soil is rarely dry. Area was often used as a lunch spot where a staff member would often eat Chia seeds haphazardly allowing seeds to drop to the floor. Preserved_Specimen Inflorescence dark purple, cluster sprawling together with mostly large matures, ca. 2-2.5 feet tall. Slight menthol/mint smell. Growing in damp, almost muddy soil. Maosi, P. 562 Oahu BISH 2021-11-03
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