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Zinnia is a genus of 20 species of annual and perennial plants of family Asteraceae, originally from scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the American Southwest to South America, but primarily Mexico, and notable for their solitary long-stemmed flowers that come in a variety of bright colors.
Zinnia leaves are opposite and usually stalkless, with a shape ranging from linear to ovate, and pale to middle green in color. The flowers have a range of appearances, from a single row of petals, to a dome shape, with the colors white, chartreuse, yellow, orange, red, purple, and lilac.
Zinnias are popular garden flowers, usually grown from seed, and preferably in fertile, humus-rich, and well-drained soil, in an area with full sun. They will reseed themselves each year. Over 100 cultivars have been produced since selective breeding started in the 19th century.
Zinnia elegans is the familiar species, originally from Mexico and thus a warm-hot climate plant. Its leaves are lance-shaped and sandpapery in texture, and height ranges from 15 cm to 1 meter.
Zinnias seem especially favored by butterflies, and many gardeners add zinnias specifically to attract them.
The name of the genus derives from the German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727-1759).
Species
Genus Zinnia L. includes the following species- Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A. Gray -- desert zinnia
- Zinnia angustifolia Kunth -- narrowleaf zinnia
- Zinnia anomala Gray -- shortray zinnia
- Zinnia bicolor
- Zinnia elegans Jacq. -- 'Profusion Orange'
- Zinnia grandiflora Nutt. -- Rocky Mountain zinnia
- Zinnia haageana
- Zinnia linearis
- Zinnia maritima Kunth -- Palmer's Zinnia
- Zinnia maritima var. maritima
- Zinnia maritima var. palmeri (Gray) B.L. Turner -- Palmer's zinnia
- Zinnia peruviana (L.) L. -- Peruvian zinnia
- Zinnia pumila (=Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A. Gray)
- Zinnia violacea Cav. -- elegant zinnia
Gallery
) Zinnia acerosa | ) Zinnia grandiflora | ) Zinnia peruviana | ) Zinnia bicolor |
) Single zinnia flower | ) A bed of zinnias |
References
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
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Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
- Chlorophyta
- Charophyta
- Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)
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Magnoliophyta
Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class of flowering plants. By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its can otherwise vary, being more inclusive or less inclusive depending upon the classification system being
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Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class of flowering plants. By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its can otherwise vary, being more inclusive or less inclusive depending upon the classification system being
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Asterales Lindl. (1833)
Families
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Families
- Alseuosmiaceae
- Argophyllaceae
- Asteraceae - Daisies
- Calyceraceae
- Campanulaceae (incl. Lobeliaceae) - Bellflowers
- Goodeniaceae (incl.
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Heliantheae
Cassini, 1819
Diversity
About 190 genera and 2500 species
Subtribes
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The tribe Heliantheae is the most familiar tribe of the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
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Cassini, 1819
Diversity
About 190 genera and 2500 species
Subtribes
See text.
The tribe Heliantheae is the most familiar tribe of the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
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Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)
Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers and dies in one year. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed. Some seedless plants can also be considered annuals even though they do not flower.
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
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Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
- Chlorophyta
- Charophyta
- Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)
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Southwestern United States; commonly referred to as The Southwest; is a region of the western United States. Its population is less than three people per cubic mile.
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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Anthem
Himno Nacional Mexicano
Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City
Official languages Spanish (
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Himno Nacional Mexicano
Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City
Official languages Spanish (
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A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form is known as a residential garden.
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Humus is a term used to describe two different types of organic material in soil.
In the earth sciences, "humus" refers to any organic matter which has reached a point of stability, where it will break down no further and might, if conditions do not change, remain
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cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because it has desirable characteristics (decorative or useful) that distinguish it from otherwise similar plants of the same species. When propagated it retains those characteristics.
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Rhopalocera
Superfamilies and families
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Superfamilies and families
- Superfamily Hedyloidea:
- Hedylidae
- Superfamily Hesperioidea:
- Hesperiidae
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Anthem
"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit"
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"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
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Botany is the scientific study of plant life. As a branch of biology, it is also called plant science(s), phytology, or plant biology. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study plants, algae, and fungi including: structure, growth,
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Johann Gottfried Zinn (December 6 1727 - April 6 1759), was a German anatomist and botanist member of the Berlin Academy
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Zinnia acerosa
(DC.) A.Gray
Zinnia acerosa is a flowering plant that is native to the United States and Mexico.
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(DC.) A.Gray
Zinnia acerosa is a flowering plant that is native to the United States and Mexico.
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Zinnia angustifolia
Kunth
Zinnia angustifolia is a small species of zinnia native to Southeast United States and Mexico.
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Kunth
Zinnia angustifolia is a small species of zinnia native to Southeast United States and Mexico.
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Zinnia acerosa
(DC.) A.Gray
Zinnia acerosa is a flowering plant that is native to the United States and Mexico.
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(DC.) A.Gray
Zinnia acerosa is a flowering plant that is native to the United States and Mexico.
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