Asteraceae
Elegant zinnia
Zinnia violacea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Zinnia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 魚尾菊, 鱼尾菊
- English
- Elegant zinnia
- Persian
- گل آهار
Synonyms
- Zinnia australis F.M.Bailey
- Zinnia violacea var. violacea
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 645 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Paola Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: mail, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: fabiopani, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: fabiopani, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: sainpol.eric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: romrom401, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: dermaximilian, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: patryk.j.antoszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Frank Neukirchen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Joey F, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Michel Rennes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.