Annual Clary vs Chia

Salvia viridis compared with Salvia hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual Clary	Chia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Salvia	Salvia
Species	Salvia viridis	Salvia hispanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Annual Clary and Chia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Salvia.

Conservation Status

Annual Clary

NE — Not Evaluated

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual Clary	Chia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Clary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Chia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Annual Clary

The Annual Clary (Salvia viridis) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden