Sanvitalia
| Sanvitalia | |
|---|---|
| Sanvitalia procumbens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Zinniinae |
| Genus: | Sanvitalia Lam. 1792 |
| Type species | |
| Sanvitalia procumbens | |
| Synonyms IPNI1, IPNI2, | |
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Sanvitalia /ˌsænvɪˈteɪliə/), the creeping zinnias, is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. They are native to mostly to Mexico, with a few species in Central America, South America, and the Southwestern United States.
- Species
- Sanvitalia abertii A.Gray - Abert's creeping zinnia - Mexico (Sonora), southwestern United States (CA NV AZ NM TX)
- Sanvitalia angustifolia Engelm. ex A.Gray - Coahuila, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí; introduced in western Texas
- Sanvitalia fruticosa Hemsl. - Puebla, Oaxaca, Guanajuato
- Sanvitalia ocymoides DC. -- yellow creeping zinnia - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Texas
- Sanvitalia procumbens Lam. - Mexican creeping zinnia - Mexico from Chihuahua to Chiapas; Central America; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, East Asia, South America, and United States
- Sanvitalia versicolor Griseb. - Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
Note: Sanvitalia speciosa is a term commonly used in the horticultural trade, but this is not a validly published name. Many specimens so labelled are not even Sanvitalia, and are most likely Melampodium.