
Zinnia - Zinnia elegans
Habitat: Growing in a native plant garden
*This is not a native plant (but is naturalized), yet it was planted in a native plant garden at a nature center. In my opinion, places like this should know better and planting non-native plants in a "native" garden is a problem. This garden is supposed to attract native insects and is used to educate the public and children about native plants.

"Zinnia elegans" is an annual flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. 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.
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