Salvia hispanica

Chia at Isaacs, ACT

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Identification history

	Salvia hispanica	6 Jun 2020	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	2 May 2020	Mike

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9 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

2 May 2020

Did the leaves smell of peppermint?

Mike wrote:

5 May 2020

Edited to correct location (in the pine trees) and add close-up photos. No mint smell. Stem 4-angled, hairy. Leaves to 7x3cm with 2cm stalk, hairy especially on stalk and veins. Flower cluster taking a while to open and no sign of extending into clumps.

BettyDonWood wrote:

5 May 2020

I ran the information provided above in my key and got 13 hits, none like this plant. Nearly all the hits were in the family Lamiaceae, with strong smelling leaves, not necessarily smelling of mint.

Mike wrote:

5 May 2020

Thanks Betty. There was a slight smell but I can't describe it. I will try again. There are now six or seven flowers open. Is there something else I should look for? The flowers are quite blue, not like most mints. Does the little curl on the top petal help? I hope the lack of smell is not a health diagnostic for me.

BettyDonWood wrote:

5 May 2020

I don’t know it at all. Perhaps a new garden escape?

Illilanga wrote:

5 May 2020

Hyssop?

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

7 May 2020

Thanks Sandra - Hyssop does seem to be a good call. Mike one to collect for the Her barium if you are able

Mike wrote:

8 May 2020

It isn't hyssop; the leaves are too big and it isn't aromatic. iNaturalist comes up with Salvia hispanica as one of the top suggestions and everything seems to match.

BettyDonWood wrote:

8 May 2020

Salvia hispanica looks good to me. Though the herbarium should really make a decision about the ID.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.116749 -35.369783
Altitude 700.0m
Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
Places Isaacs, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 May 2020 12:00 PM Recorded on
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Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

Salvia hispanica Scientific name
Chia Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
669.43m to 700m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
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