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Zinnia anomala

Zinnia anomala A. Gray

Shortray Zinnia

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: zian

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

The genus Zinnia was named by Linnaeas in honor of Johann Gottfried Zinn. Zinn was a German anatomist, ophthalmologist, and botanist born in 1727 and died in 1759 (in Germany). He was extraordinary professor of medicine and director of the botanical gardens in the university town of Gottingen. He was one of the first to render an accurate description of the eyeball and he investigated the vessels and nerves of the eye cavity.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: TX

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Zinnia anomala in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Zinnia anomala in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Zinnia anomala

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-27
Research By: TWC Staff

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