Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Elegant Zinnia

Zinnia elegans

Spanish: Carolina amarilla

Zinnia elegans, known as youth-and-age, common zinnia or elegant zinnia, an annual flowering plant of the genus Zinnia, is one of the best known zinnias. 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.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Local records10 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records33,722 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2021 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-01-27 — observation by viridelao
2023-12-09 — observation by jorgeislas_s
2022-11-07 — observation by zihuadean
2022-10-23 — observation by mi_vivar
2021-12-28 — observation by zihuadean
2021-11-17 — observation by zihuadean

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Cite as: “Elegant Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/zinnia-elegans/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.