Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A.Gray trib. Heliantheae |
Synonyms | Diplothrix acerosa DC. |
Zinnia pumila A.Gray | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 700-1900m |
Description | stem ramose, pilose, leaves uninerved, linear to subulate, scabrous, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, phyllaries suborbiculate, obtuse, hirsute, ligules 7-10mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, pale yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest , Mexico Southwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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