"Zinnia grandiflora Zinnia grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Rocky Mountains zinnia and plains zinnia. It 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 a small flat-topped or rounded subshrub growing up to 22 centimeters (8.8 inches) tall with many slender, branching stems. The oppositely arranged leaves are linear and 1 to 3 centimeters (0.4–1.2 inches) long. The herbage is covered in short, rough hairs. The flower head has"
"Zinnia Zinnia is a genus of plants of the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. They are native to scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the Southwestern United States to South America, with a centre of diversity in Mexico. Members of the genus are notable for their solitary long-stemmed flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. The genus name honors German master botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727–59). Zinnias are annuals, shrubs, and sub-shrubs native primarily to North America, with a few species in South America. Most species have upright stems but some have a lax"
"with it. Zinnias are grown in the summertime. Zinnia Zinnia is a genus of plants of the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. They are native to scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the Southwestern United States to South America, with a centre of diversity in Mexico. Members of the genus are notable for their solitary long-stemmed flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. The genus name honors German master botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727–59). Zinnias are annuals, shrubs, and sub-shrubs native primarily to North America, with a few species in South America. Most species"
"Zinnia elegans Zinnia elegans, known as youth-and-age, common zinnia or elegant zinnia, an annual flowering plant of the genus ""Zinnia"", is one of the best known zinnias. 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. The uncultivated plant grows to about 30 in (76 cm) in height. It has solitary flower heads about 2 inches (5 cm) across. The purple ray florets surround black and yellow discs. The lanceolate leaves are opposite the"
"Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Many of the family's species are important ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. Ornamental genera include the shell gingers (""Alpinia""), Siam or summer tulip (""Curcuma alismatifolia""), ""Globba"", ginger lily (""Hedychium""), ""Kaempferia"", torch-ginger ""Etlingera elatior"", ""Renealmia"", and ginger (""Zingiber""). Spices include ginger (""Zingiber""), galangal or Thai ginger (""Alpinia galanga"" and others), melegueta pepper (""Aframomum melegueta""), myoga (""Zingiber"
"was not a ""Rudbeckia"". Flowering occurs between spring to fall. The garden zinnia was bred via hybridisation from the wild form. Zinnias are popular garden plants with hundreds of cultivars in many flower colours, sizes and forms. There are giant forms with flower heads up to 6 in (15 cm) in diameter. Flower colours range from white and cream to pinks, reds, and purples, to green, yellow, apricot, orange, salmon, and bronze. Some are striped, speckled or bicoloured. There are ""pom-pom"" forms that resemble dahlias. Sizes range from dwarf varieties of less than 6 inches (15 cm) in height to"
"shown in the following cladogram. All are placed in subtribe Orchidinae, tribe Orchideae, subfamily Orchidoideae. Shizhenia Shizhenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Its only species is Shizhenia pinguicula, native to south-east China (north-east Zhejiang). ""Shizhenia"" grows from a ovoid shaped tuber. It has a single stem leaf, situated near the base of the stem. The inflorescence consists of a single relatively large flower, rose-red to purple in colour, with a three-lobed lip (labellum). The upper sepal and the lateral petals are grouped to form a hood. The flower has a conical spur, longer than the"
"Zinnia angustifolia Zinnia angustifolia, the narrowleaf zinnia, is a herbaceous flowering plant species of zinnia native to northern and western Mexico and naturalized in parts of the Southwestern United States. Hybrids between ""Z. angustifolia"" and other species of ""Zinna"" are popular garden plants. ""Zinnia angustifolia"" is an annual or perennial growing up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. The stems have many branches and the herbage is rough with short hairs. The 2–7 cm × 4–8 mm (0.8-2.8 × 0.16-0.32 inches)leaf blades are linear to narrowly elliptic. The heads of flowers have involucres that are mostly hemispheric (shaped like a"
"The ovary is inferior and topped by two nectaries, the stigma is funnel-shaped. Some genera yield essential oils used in the perfume industry (""Alpinia"", ""Hedychium""). The Zingiberaceae have a pantropical distribution in the tropics of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, with their greatest diversity in Southeast Asia. Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Many of the family's species are important ornamental,"
"globe that is cut in half), usually much less than 1 cm high (0.4 inches) or wide. The flowers have bright orange or sometimes yellow ray corollas, but in cultivated plants, the flowers may be white or a variety of other colors. This species has many cultivars belonging to three classes: Zinnia angustifolia Zinnia angustifolia, the narrowleaf zinnia, is a herbaceous flowering plant species of zinnia native to northern and western Mexico and naturalized in parts of the Southwestern United States. Hybrids between ""Z. angustifolia"" and other species of ""Zinna"" are popular garden plants. ""Zinnia angustifolia"" is an annual or"
"Shizhenia Shizhenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Its only species is Shizhenia pinguicula, native to south-east China (north-east Zhejiang). ""Shizhenia"" grows from a ovoid shaped tuber. It has a single stem leaf, situated near the base of the stem. The inflorescence consists of a single relatively large flower, rose-red to purple in colour, with a three-lobed lip (labellum). The upper sepal and the lateral petals are grouped to form a hood. The flower has a conical spur, longer than the lip. There are two stigmas that extend under the short rostellum. The species was first"
"Sinningia Sinningia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It is named after Wilhelm Sinning (1792–1874), a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. There are about 65 species of tuberous herbaceous perennials, all occurring in Central and South America, with the greatest concentration of species occurring in southern Brazil. The best-known species, ""Sinningia speciosa"", was originally introduced to cultivation as ""Gloxinia speciosa"" and is still commonly known to gardeners and in the horticultural trade as ""gloxinia"". The true genus ""Gloxinia"" is distinguished by having scaly rhizomes rather than tubers. ""Sinningia"" species often grow on rocks"
"Tithonia Tithonia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe within the Asteraceae family. ""Tithonia"" has a center of distribution in Mexico but with one species extending into the Southwestern United States and several native to Central America. Two species, ""T. diversifolia"" and ""T. rotundifolia"", are widely cultivated and have escaped to become weeds in tropical and subtropical areas around the world. The distinguishing feature of the genus is the peduncle, which is fistulose (meaning hollow and flaring toward the apex). The plants are coarse annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, and one species, ""T. koelzii"", is a"
"Incarvillea Incarvillea is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to central and eastern Asia, with most of the species growing at high altitudes in the Himalaya and Tibet. The most familiar species is ""Incarvillea delavayi"", a garden plant commonly known as hardy gloxinia or Chinese trumpet flower. Unlike most other members of Bignoniaceae, which are mainly tropical woody plants, species of ""Incarvillea"" are herbs from temperate regions. Genetic analysis supports the division of the genus into five clades: the subgenus ""Niedzwedzkia"", the subgenus ""Amphicome"", the subgenus ""Incarvillea"", the subgenus ""Pteroscleris"", and the"
"up to 16 cm (6.4 inches) tall. Leaves are very narrow, sometimes needle-shaped, up to 2 cm (0.8 inches) long. The plant produces flower head one per stem, each head with 4-7 yellow or white ray florets surrounding 8-13 yellow or purple disc florets. Zinnia acerosa Zinnia acerosa is a low-growing perennial flowering plant native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include desert zinnia, wild zinnia, white zinnia, and spinyleaf zinnia. It is a popular landscape plant in the southwest due to its low water use and long bloom period. The flowers also serve as a"
"Zinnia peruviana Zinnia peruviana, the Peruvian zinnia, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America and South America. ""Zinnia peruviana"" is an annual plant up to 50 cm tall (rarely 100 cm tall). The stems are green, but later become yellow or purple. The leaves are ovate, elliptic or lanceolate, 2.5–7 cm long and 8–3.5 cm wide; 3- to 5-nerved. The peduncles are 1–7 cm long. Flower heads with 6–21 red, maroon or yellow ray florets (with a 0.8–2.5 cm long petal each) surrounding 12–50 yellow disc florets (with 0.1 cm long corolla"
"Garden Merit. Species include: Sinningia Sinningia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It is named after Wilhelm Sinning (1792–1874), a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. There are about 65 species of tuberous herbaceous perennials, all occurring in Central and South America, with the greatest concentration of species occurring in southern Brazil. The best-known species, ""Sinningia speciosa"", was originally introduced to cultivation as ""Gloxinia speciosa"" and is still commonly known to gardeners and in the horticultural trade as ""gloxinia"". The true genus ""Gloxinia"" is distinguished by having scaly rhizomes rather than tubers. ""Sinningia"" species"
"Tainia Tainia, commonly known as ribbon orchids or 带唇兰属 (dai chun lan shu) is a genus of about thirty species of evergreen, terrestrial orchids in the (family Orchidaceae) distributed from India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland. Orchids in the genus ""Tainia"" are evergreen, terrestrial herbaceous plants with upright, crowded, thin fleshy pseudobulbs. Each pseudobulb has a single, smooth or pleated leaf. The flower stalk emerges from the pseudobulb on the top of a leafless shoot and bears resupinate yellowish, brownish, red or purple small to moderately large flowers. The sepals and petals are"
"Zinnia anomala Zinnia anomala is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, with the common name shortray zinnia. It is native to western Texas in the United States and also to the States of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas in northern Mexico. ""Zinnia anomala"" is a profusely branched subshrub perennial up to 12 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are very narrow, up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) long. The plant produces only one flower head per branch, each head containing about 20 red disc florets, sometimes with no ray florets, other times with 5-8 yellow rays."
"Zinnia anomala Zinnia anomala is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, with the common name shortray zinnia. It is native to western Texas in the United States and also to the States of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas in northern Mexico. ""Zinnia anomala"" is a profusely branched subshrub perennial up to 12 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are very narrow, up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) long. The plant produces only one flower head per branch, each head containing about 20 red disc florets, sometimes with no ray florets, other times with 5-8 yellow rays."
"Zieria Zieria is a genus of plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. About sixty species have been formally described, all of which are endemic in Australia except for one species which is found in New Caledonia. They occur in all Australian states except Western Australia but the genus is under review and a number of species are yet to be described or the description published. Zierias are similar to the better known genus ""Boronia"" but can be distinguished by the number of stamens in the flowers. The name ""Zieria"" honours the Polish botanist John Zier. Plants in the genus ""Zieria"""
"Zinnia acerosa Zinnia acerosa is a low-growing perennial flowering plant native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include desert zinnia, wild zinnia, white zinnia, and spinyleaf zinnia. It is a popular landscape plant in the southwest due to its low water use and long bloom period. The flowers also serve as a food source for southwestern butterflies. In the United States, ""Zinnia acerosa"" grows in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas. In Mexico, it has been found in Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí. ""Zinnia acerosa"" is a small, branching subshrub"
"Gazania Gazania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Africa. They produce large, daisy-like composite flowerheads in brilliant shades of yellow and orange, over a long period in summer. They are often planted as drought-tolerant groundcover. The genus was first formally described by German botanist Joseph Gaertner in the second volume of his major work ""De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum"" in 1791. Gaertner named the genus after Theodorus Gaza, a 15th-century translator of the works of Theophrastus. ""Gazania"" is a member of the tribe Arctotideae and the subtribe Gorteriinae. Within the subtribe it is"
"further eleven are listed as ""endangered"" and eight as ""vulnerable"". Zieria Zieria is a genus of plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. About sixty species have been formally described, all of which are endemic in Australia except for one species which is found in New Caledonia. They occur in all Australian states except Western Australia but the genus is under review and a number of species are yet to be described or the description published. Zierias are similar to the better known genus ""Boronia"" but can be distinguished by the number of stamens in the flowers. The name ""Zieria"" honours"
"""Epipactis"" that belongs to the family Orchidaceae. He died in Göttingen. Botanist Carl Linnaeus designated a genus of flowers in the family Asteraceae native from Mexico as ""Zinnia"" in his honour. He coined the anatomic terms: Johann Gottfried Zinn Johann Gottfried Zinn () (December 6, 1727 – April 6, 1759) was a German anatomist and botanist and was a member of the Berlin Academy. Johann Gottfried Zinn was born in Schwabach. Considering his short life span, Zinn made a great contribution to the study of anatomy. In his book ""Descriptio anatomica oculi humani"", he provided the first detailed and comprehensive"
"Weinmannia Weinmannia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. It is the largest genus of the family with about 150 species. It is also the most widespread genus, occurring in Central and South America including the Caribbeans, Madagascar and surrounding islands, Malesia and the islands of the South Pacific. It is absent from mainland Africa and Australia, but some fossils have been attributed to ""Weinmannia"" in Australia. Leaves are simple or pinnate, with a margin usually toothed, and interpetiolar stipules. Flowers are bisexual, white, arranged in racemes. The fruit is a capsule opening vertically from the"
"Bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias. It is not known to which of the other families in the order it is most closely related. Nearly all of the Bignoniaceae are woody plants, but a few are subwoody, either as vines or subshrubs. A few more are herbaceous plants of high-elevation montane habitats, in three exclusively herbaceous genera: ""Tourrettia"", ""Argylia"", and ""Incarvillea"". The family includes many lianas, climbing by tendrils, by twining, or rarely, by aerial roots. The largest tribe in the family, called Bignonieae, consists mostly of lianas and"
"e.g., ""Heliconia"" (false bird-of-paradise), ""Strelitzia"" (bird-of-paradise), ""Maranta"" (prayer plants) and ""Canna"". Others are crop plants with culinary usage, e.g., ""Musa"" (bananas, plantains) and ""Zingiber"" (ginger). Zingiberales also include sources of traditional medicines and spices, ""e.g."" Alpinieae such as ""Elettaria"" and ""Amomum"" (cardamom) and galanga and ""Curcuma"" (turmeric). Zingiberales The Zingiberales are flowering plants forming one of four orders in the commelinids clade of monocots, together with its sister order, Commelinales. The order includes 68 genera and 2,600 species. Zingiberales are a unique though morphologically diverse order that has been widely recognised as such over a long period of time. Usually"
"Tritonia (plant) Tritonia (flame freesia) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family first described as a genus in 1802. They are naturally distributed across southern Africa, with a high concentration of species in Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus is closely related to the genus ""Ixia"". ""Tritonia"" are small bulbous plants up to 8 cm, that appear in great numbers in spring. The leaves are fan-shaped. The flowers are shades of yellow, orange or brown, sweet-smelling, and give off a very strong fragrance, especially at night. They are not grazed. The genus name is derived"
"Ficaria verna Ficaria verna, (formerly Ranunculus ficaria L.) commonly known as lesser celandine or pilewort, is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and west Asia. It has fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers with bright yellow, glossy petals. It is now introduced in North America, where it is known by the common name fig buttercup and considered an invasive species. The plant is poisonous if ingested raw and potentially fatal to grazing animals and livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep. For these reasons, several US states have banned the"
"Burnettia Burnettia cuneata, commonly known as the lizard orchid, is the only species of the flowering plant genus ""Burnettia"" in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is a leafless terrestrial, mycotrophic herb with one or two leaf-like bracts and up to seven flowers that are brownish on the back and pink or white inside. It is endemic to southeastern Australia where it grows in dense thickets in swamps. ""Burnettia cuneata"" is a leafless, mycotrophic herb with a single leaf-like, lance-shaped to egg-shaped bract long and wide near its base. The fleshy, dark purplish brown flowering stem is high and bears up"
"Zieria ingramii Zieria ingramii, commonly known as Keith's zieria, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to a small area in central New South Wales. It is a slender, spindly, aromatic shrub with three-part, clover-like leaves and clusters of about seven white to pale pink flowers with four petals and four stamens. The species is only known from two state forests near Dubbo. ""Zieria ingramii"" is a slender, spindly, aromatic shrub which grows to a height of . Its branches are ridged but unlike some other zierias, not warty. The leaves are composed of three linear"
"Rehmannia Rehmannia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, endemic to China. The genus was included in the family Scrophulariaceae or Gesneriaceae in some older classifications. The current placement of the genus is in neither Scrophulariaceae s.s. nor Plantaginaceae s.l. (to which many other former Scrophulariaceae have been transferred). Earlier molecular studies suggested that its closest relatives were the genera ""Lancea"" and ""Mazus"" (Oxelman et al., 2005), which have been included in Phrymaceae (Beardsley & Olmstead, 2002). Subsequently, it was found (Xie ""et al."", 2009) that ""Rehmannia"" and ""Triaenophora"" are jointly the sister group"