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Distribution by County   7302    
Salvia columbariae  Benth.
Chia sage
Salvia columbariae is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 43 Los Angeles: 430 San Benito: 248 Solano: 3
Butte: 2 Madera: 2 San Bernardino: 695 Sonoma: 31
Colusa: 25 Marin: 33 San Diego: 659 Stanislaus: 28
Contra Costa: 29 Mariposa: 5 San Francisco: 1 Sutter: 4
Fresno: 127 Mendocino: 3 San Joaquin: 2 Tehama: 19
Glenn: 7 Merced: 5 San Luis Obispo: 268 Tulare: 26
Imperial: 18 Mono: 2 San Mateo: 15 Tuolumne: 2
Inyo: 228 Monterey: 112 Santa Barbara: 159 Ventura: 192
Kern: 331 Napa: 28 Santa Clara: 74 Yolo: 2
Kings: 9 Orange: 152 Santa Cruz: 8
Lake: 22 Riverside: 658 Shasta: 2

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 02/01/2025).