Sanvitalia
Sanvitalia ), 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.
; SpeciesSanvitalia abertii A.Gray - Abert's creeping zinnia - Mexico, southwestern United States Sanvitalia angustifolia Engelm. ex A.Gray - Coahuila, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí; introduced in western TexasSanvitalia fruticosa Hemsl. - Puebla, Oaxaca, GuanajuatoSanvitalia ocymoides DC. -- yellow creeping zinnia - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, TexasSanvitalia procumbens Lam. - Mexican creeping zinnia - Mexico from Chihuahua to Chiapas; Central America; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, East Asia, South America, and United StatesSanvitalia 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 are most likely ''Melampodium.''