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Taxon

Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A.Gray

Protologue Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 105, 106. 1852 [1 Mar 1852] ; Plantae WrightianaeBHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (28).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (32).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (34).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (45).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (38).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (38).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (31).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (46).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (46).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (44).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (44).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (42).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (42).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (27).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (30).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (33).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (40).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (40).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (43).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (43).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (36).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (35).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (35).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (39).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (39).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co.  Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (29).JPG

Zinnia acerosa, C. Davidson 13989--AZ. Pima Co. Old Spanish Trail Rd. 9 Apr 2019. DSC07146 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

C. Davidson 13989

April 9, 2019

Location

United States, Arizona, Pima (Vail)

32.076361, -110.647778

Location Remarks

East Old Spanish Trail highway c. 10.6 km E of junction with South Old Spanish Trail highway (E of Tucson). Acacia-Larrea woodland with Yucca schidigera, Opuntia, Carnegiea. 1031 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Common along the roadside. Shrubby, to 0.3 m tall.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Zinnia

Specific Epithet

acerosa

Authorship

(DC.) A.Gray

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#307,391 of 335,497

Top 92%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →