Zinnia anomala
(Short-ray Zinnia)
Zinnia anomala, The Nature Conservancy, Marathon, Brewster Co. 5345
Zinnia anomala, The Nature Conservancy, Marathon, Brewster Co. 5327
Zinnia anomala, The Nature Conservancy, Marathon, Brewster Co. 5322
Zinnia anomala, The Nature Conservancy, Marathon, Brewster Co. 5323
| Scientific Name | Zinnia anomala | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ZIAN |
| Common Name | Short-ray Zinnia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 38713 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Limestone soils in open areas, grasslands and flats; 2800 to 4400 ft. Plant: Very low-growing straggly perennial, up to 5 inches tall; stems are much branched. Leaves: Linear, opposite, sessile blades crowded along the stems; 0.6 to 1.2 inches long and about 1/8-inch wide+/-; surfaces covered with short stiff hairs. Inflorescence: Composite flower heads on the branch tips, with none or 5 to 8 roundish to ovate yellow, orange or purplish rays less than 0.25-inch long and 18 to 24 red-orange disk florets; cylindrical involucre with oblong phyllaries, green with dark bands. Bloom Period: Spring to fall. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Flowering Plants of the Trans-Pecos Texas and Adjacent Areas" by Powell, Worthington and Powell and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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