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Zinnia grandiflora
Also called Texas Zinnia, Plains Zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Rocky Mountain zinnia and plains zinnia. It produces a subshrub with yellow-orange flowers.
Native to the southwestern and south-central United States and northern Mexico, the species is used by many Native American tribes as traditional medicine as well as in paint and dyes.
The species is native to the southwestern and south-central United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Zacatecas).
Zinnia grandiflora is used for many things from medicinal purposes to dyes and paint. They are non-toxic to pets.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zinnia grandiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
