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Lamiaceae
Salvia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Salvia hispanica Linnaeus. Common name: Spanish Sage, Chia. Phenology: Oct-May. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America. Introduced in Alachua County, FL.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, K4, Meso4.2, Tx, WH3; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Salvia hispanica L. 1753

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image #1 of Salvia hispanica© Jennifer Ogle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jennifer Ogle source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Salvia hispanica© Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Salvia hispanica© Darrin Gobble, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Darrin Gobble source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Salvia hispanica© Jennifer Ogle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jennifer Ogle source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Salvia hispanica© Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #8 of Salvia hispanica© Darrin Gobble, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Darrin Gobble source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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