| Zinnia acerosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Zinnia |
| Species: | Z. acerosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A.Gray |
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| Synonyms | |
Zinnia acerosa is a flowering plant that is native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include Desert Zinnia, Wild Zinnia, White Zinnia and Spinyleaf Zinnia.
In the United States it occurs in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas and in Mexico it is found in Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí.