Zinnia
Sign in to saveZinnia is a genus of plants of the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are notable for their solitary long-stemmed 12 petal flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. The name honors 18th-century German scientist Johann Gottfried Zinn.
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Zinnias are colorful flowering plants known for their bright, long-stemmed flowers with twelve petals that make them popular in gardens. The plant genus was named after Johann Gottfried Zinn, an 18th-century German scientist.
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Zinnia
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Colorado, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala
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Zinnia is a genus of plants of the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are notable for their solitary long-stemmed 12 petal flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. The name honors 18th-century German scientist Johann Gottfried Zinn.
The genus is native to scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the Southwestern United States to South America, with a centre of diversity in Mexico.