Chia, Salvia hispanica, Lamiaceae. Mexico and Guatemala. Salvia hispanica, commonly known as chia, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family.

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Chia, Salvia hispanica, Lamiaceae. Mexico and Guatemala. Salvia hispanica, commonly known as chia, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. It is considered a pseudocereal, cultivated for its edible, hydrophilic chia seed, grown and commonly used as food in several countries of western South America, western Mexico, and the southwestern United States.

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Location: Mexico and Guatemala.
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