Sanvitalia

Sanvitalia ), 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.


 * Species
 * 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 is most likely Melampodium.