Salvia columbariae Benth.

Common name: Chia or Chia sage

Family: Lamiaceae (the mint family)

Native

common component of coastal sage scrub and chaparral, especially on disturbed sites and after fire


Click on links below to see:

Close-up of inflorescence

Chia after fire (Swarthout Canyon)

External links:

Images, distribution and species description from the Berkeley Digital Library & the Jepson Manual

Information from the CalFlora database