Sanvitalia

Sanvitalia /ˌsænvɪˈteɪliə/),^[5] the creeping zinnias, is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. They are native 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][15][16]}

• Sanvitalia abertii A.Gray - Abert's creeping zinnia - Mexico (Sonora), southwestern United States (CA NV AZ NM TX)
• 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

Sanvitalia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Zinniinae
Genus:	Sanvitalia Lam. 1792
Type species
Sanvitalia procumbens Lam.
Synonyms[1][2] IPNI1,[3] IPNI2,[4]
Laurentia Steud. Lorentea Ortega

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 are most likely Melampodium.^[17]