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Asteraceae
Zinnia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Zinnia peruviana (Linnaeus) Linnaeus. Common name: Peruvian Zinnia. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Commonly cultivated, rare as a waif in disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the New World tropics.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl7, FNA21, K1, K4, NS, POWO, SE1, WH3; = n/a — RAB; = Zinnia pauciflora L. — S. Basionym: Chrysogonum peruvianum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Zinnia peruviana - FNA21

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