Asteraceae

Desert zinnia

Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Zinnia

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Common names

By language (2)

arz: الزينيه كرز هندى
English: Desert zinnia, Dwarf white zinnia, Dwarf zinnia, Shrubby zinnia, Southern zinnia, Spiny-leaf zinnia, Spinyleaf zinnia, Wild zinnia

Synonyms

Crassina acerosa (DC.) Kuntze
Crassina pumila (A.Gray) Kuntze
Diplothrix acerosa DC.
Zinnia pumila A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: March to May, July to October (from 166 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Evangele19, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.