Taxon: Salvia polystachia Cav.

Summary

Genus:

Salvia

Family:

Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)

Subfamily:

Nepetoideae

Tribe:

Mentheae

Subtribe:

Salviinae

Nomen number:

70594

Place of publication:

Icon. 1:17, t. 27. 1791 (Ortega, Nov. pl. descr. dec. 5:55. 1798 "polystachya)

Comment:

spelling verified from original literature

Verified:

07/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Salvia amarissima Ortega

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México. Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish	chía de campo			2	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador		Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama		Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador

Reference(s)

Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: lists as "Salvia polystachya" Ortega

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70594. Accessed 12 May 2026.