Salvia hispanica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 23-27. 1753 sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2017
- =Salvia tetragona Moench, Methodus: 373. 1794 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Salvia schiedeana Stapf in Kew Bull. 1896: 19–20. 1896 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Salvia chia Fernald in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 35: 503. 1900 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Salvia hispanica var. chionocalyx Fernald in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 63. 1907 ["1908"] syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Salvia hispanica var. intonsa Fernald in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 63. 1907 ["1908"] syn. sec. The Plant List 2013