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| |genus=Salvia | | |genus=Salvia |
| |species=hispanica | | |species=hispanica |
− | |common_name=Chia | + | |common_name=Chia, Mexican Chia |
| + | |habit=herbaceous |
| + | |habit_ref=Wikipedia |
| + | |Max ht box=1 |
| + | |Max ht metric=m |
| + | |height_ref=Wikipedia |
| + | |lifespan=annual |
| + | |life_ref=Wikipedia |
| |water=moist, moderate, dry | | |water=moist, moderate, dry |
| + | |features=flowers, edible |
| |flower_season=mid summer, late summer | | |flower_season=mid summer, late summer |
| + | |flowers=purple, white |
| |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
| |min_zone=9 | | |min_zone=9 |
| |usda_ref=Plants for a future | | |usda_ref=Plants for a future |
| |max_zone=12 | | |max_zone=12 |
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| |image=Salviahispanicaseeds.jpg | | |image=Salviahispanicaseeds.jpg |
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− | '''''Salvia hispanica''''', commonly known as '''Chia''', is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Mentha|mint]] family, [[Lamiaceae]], that is native to central and southern [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]].<ref name="GRIN"/> The seeds are edible, and are also used for [[chia pet]] planters. | + | '''''Salvia hispanica''''', commonly known as '''Chia''', is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Mentha|mint]] family, [[Lamiaceae]], that is native to central and southern [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]].<ref name="GRIN"/> The seeds are edible, and are also used for [[chia pet]] planters. |
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| + | Chia is an [[annual plant|annual]] [[Herbaceous plant|herb]] growing to {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall, with [[Phyllotaxis|opposite]] [[leaf|leaves]] {{convert|4|-|8|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3|-|5|cm|in|abbr=on}} broad. Its [[flower]]s are purple or white and are produced in numerous clusters in a [[Raceme|spike]] at the end of each stem.<ref name="Sahagun">Anderson, A.J.O. and Dibble, C.E. "An Ethnobiography of the Nahuatl", The [[Florentine Codex]], (translation of the work by Fr. [[Bernardino de Sahagún]]), Books 10-11, from the Period 1558-1569</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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− | *[[Plants for a Future]] | + | *[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Salvia+hispanica Plants for a Future] is the source of some of the creative commons text in this article |
| <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |