Sanvitalia

The creeping zinnias (genus Sanvitalia /ˌsænvɪˈteɪliə/)[5] are plants belonging to the sunflower family. They are native to mostly to Mexico, with a few species in Central America, South America, and the Southwestern United States.[6][7][8][9][10]

Species[1][8][11][12][13][14]
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.[15]