About Elegant Zinnia
Zinnia elegans (syn. Zinnia violacea) known as youth-and-age, common zinnia or elegant zinnia, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico but grown as an ornamental in many places and naturalised in several places, including scattered locations in South and Central America, the West Indies, the United States, Australia, and Italy.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zinnia elegans
- Genus
- Zinnia
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Elegant Zinnia belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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