Zinnia angustifolia

Zinnia angustifolia
Zinnia angustifolia 'Star White' in flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Zinnia
Species:
Z. angustifolia
Binomial name
Zinnia angustifolia
Kunth 1818
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassina angustifolia Kuntze
  • Crassina linearis (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Zinnia linearis Benth., syn of var. linearis

Zinnia angustifolia, the narrowleaf zinnia,[2] is a herbaceous flowering plant species of zinnia native to northern and western Mexico and naturalized in parts of the Southwestern United States. Hybrids between Z. angustifolia and other species of Zinnia are popular garden plants.[3]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Zinnia angustifolia Kunth
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Zinnia angustifolia​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ Joseph Tychonievich (2013). Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables and Flowers. Timber Press. pp. 165–. ISBN 978-1-60469-364-5.