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Asteraceae
Zinnia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Zinnia elegans Jacquin. Common name: Garden Zinnia, Elegant Zinnia. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Disturbed areas, commonly cultivated. Distribution: Native of the New World tropics.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Taxonomy Comments: Zinnia elegans Jacquin 1792 has been nomenclaturally "conserved" against Zinnia violacea Cavanilles 1791.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, K4, NY, S, SE1, WH3; = n/a — Pa, RAB, Tat; = Zinnia violacea Cav. — FNA21. Basionym: Zinnia elegans Jacq. 1786-1793 [1792]

Links to other floras: = Zinnia violacea - FNA21

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native range: Mexico



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