Asteraceae
Palmer's zinnia
Zinnia maritima
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Zinnia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Palmer's zinnia
Synonyms
- Crassina maritima Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- August to April (from 57 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos

FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Drew Baxter, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bemma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Prather, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cy Stavros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ana Nuño, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.