Asteraceae FAMILY

Zinnia acerosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Zinnia acerosa is a perennial plant forming a rounded mound of growth 10 - 25cm tall with stems that become more or less woody and persist[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental and can be used in projects to restore native plant cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwest N. America - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, northern Mexico

HabitatRocky open slopes, flats, calcareous soils; at elevations from 700 - 1,900 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Dry mesas and arid, rocky slopes[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].