Asteraceae

Zinnia L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1189, 1221, 1377 (1759), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Central & S. U.S.A. to Venezuela and N. Argentina.

Descriptions

M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Distribution
Genus of some 20 species in North and South America.
Morphology General Habit
Herbs or shrubs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, united at base and sheathing, entire
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula solitary on hollow peduncles, usually radiate; phyllaries 3–many-seriate; receptacle with paleae
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Ray florets female; disk florets bisexual-Achenes flat or angular; pappus of 1–2 awns or absent.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/