Zinnia acerosa

Zinnia acerosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Zinnia
Species:	Z. acerosa
Binomial name
Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A.Gray
Synonyms
Diplothrix acerosa DC. Zinnia pumila A.Gray

Zinnia acerosa is a flowering plant that is native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include Desert Zinnia, Wild Zinnia, White Zinnia and Spinyleaf Zinnia.

In the United States it occurs in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas and in Mexico it is found in Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí.

References

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Zinnia acerosa

Old Zinnia acerosa plant about 1' tall past blooming period in the Tucson Sonoran Desert. Many old zinnias in the desert acquire this interesting gnarly form after many years in the desert.