Chia vs Globe Thistle

Salvia hispanica compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chia	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Lamiaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Salvia	Echinops
Species	Salvia hispanica	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chia	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Chia

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