Salvia columbariae Calflora

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Salvia columbariae Benth.

Chia sage

Salvia columbariae is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Salvia
Family:	Lamiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Salvia columbariae var. ziegleri

Information about Salvia columbariae from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SACO6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Introduction to Chia Sage: I love spotting Chia Sage, with its dark blue spherical flower clusters, one above the other, on a single stem... A photo essay from PlantID.net. (link added by Bruce Homer-Smith) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).