Zinnia peruviana
Field Zinnia, Peruvian Zinnia
Other regional names: Wild Zinnia
- Wild Zinnia
Also known as: Chrysogonum peruvianum L. +18 more
- Chrysogonum peruvianum L.
- Crassina intermedia (Engelm.) Kuntze
- Crassina leptopoda (DC.) Kuntze
- Crassina multiflora (L.) Kuntze
- Crassina peruviana (L.) Kuntze
- Crassina peruviana var. flava Kuntze
- Crassina peruviana var. peruviana
- Crassina tenuiflora (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Crassina verticillata (Andrews) Kuntze
- Lepia multiflora (L.) Hill
- Lepia pauciflora (L.) Hill
- Rudbeckia pauciflora (L.) Zinn
- Zinnia florida Salisb.
- Zinnia floridana Raf.
- Zinnia fulva Schrank
- Zinnia hybrida Poir.
- Zinnia hybrida Roem. & Usteri
- Zinnia intermedia Engelm.
- Zinnia leptopoda DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Zinnia peruviana (commonly known as Field Zinnia or Peruvian Zinnia) is an annual belonging to the Asteraceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, Nepal, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Swaziland, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Zimbabwe