Annual herb ; upto 1 . 75 m tall . Stems erect to ascending , quadrangular , pale green . Leaves opposite , 4–8 cm long , serrated margins , bright green . Inflorescences in numerous clusters in a spike at the end of each stem . Flowers small , blue , purple , or white . Seeds small , 2 . 1 mm × 1 . 3 mm × 0 . 8 mm , flattened , ovoid , shiny , mottle-colored , with brown , gray , black , and white spots , mucilaginous on wetting . (Ref . https://en . wikipedia . org) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Kiosmina hispanica (L.) Raf.
Salvia neohispanica Briq.
Salvia tetragona Moench
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Chia
Mexican Chia
Salba Chia
Not used traditionally.
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org