Sanvitalia Explained

Sanvitalia),^[1] the creeping zinnias, is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. They are native to mostly to Mexico, with a few species in Central America, South America, and the Southwestern United States.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Species^{[4] [6] [7] [8]}

• Sanvitalia abertii A.Gray - Abert's creeping zinnia - Mexico (Sonora), southwestern United States (CA NV AZ NM TX)
• Sanvitalia acapulcensis (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl. - Guerrero
• Sanvitalia angustifolia Engelm. ex A.Gray - Coahuila, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí; introduced in western Texas
• Sanvitalia fruticosa Hemsl. - Puebla, Oaxaca, Guanajuato
• Sanvitalia ocymoides DC. -- yellow creeping zinnia - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Texas
• Sanvitalia procumbens Lam. - Mexican creeping zinnia - Mexico from Chihuahua to Chiapas; Central America; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, East Asia, South America, and United States
• Sanvitalia versicolor Griseb. - Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina

Note: Sanvitalia speciosa is a term commonly used in the horticultural trade, but this is not a validly published name. Many specimens so labelled are not even Sanvitalia, and are most likely Melampodium.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8427571#page/202/mode/1up Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de. 1792. Journal d'Histoire Naturelle 2: 176–178
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8427571#page/228/mode/1up Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de. 1792. Journal d'Histoire Naturelle 2: plate 33
4. Strother . John L. . 265. Sanvitalia Lamarck . . 21 . Page 64, 65, 70 . . New York & Oxford . 2008-06-23 .
5. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40029444 Tropicos, Sanvitalia Lam.
6. Web site: Genus: Sanvitalia Lam. . 2008-06-23 . Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) . Germplasm Resources Information Network . 1996-09-17 . Taxonomy for Plants . USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland .
7. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Sanvitalia Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
8. Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
9. https://acta.mendelu.cz/artkey/acu-201206-0042_sanvitalia-speciosa-in-the-horticultural-trade-unknown-origin-uncertain-identity-but-no-sanvitalia.php UHER, J.: Sanvitalia speciosa in the horticultural trade: unknown origin, uncertain identity but no Sanvitalia. Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun., 2012, LX, No. 6, pp. 339–342