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Elegant Zinnia

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Zinnia elegans

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Elegant Zinnia
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Overview

Zinnia elegans known as youth-and-age, common zinnia or elegant zinnia, is an annual flowering plant in the 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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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Zinnia elegans — CC BY-SA 4.0
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