Zinnia acerosa

Zinnia acerosa is a low-growing perennial flowering plant native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.

It is a popular landscape plant in the southwest due to its low water use and long bloom period.

In the United States, Zinnia acerosa grows in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas.

[2] In Mexico, it has been found in Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí.

[3] Zinnia acerosa is a small, branching subshrub up to 16 cm (6.4 inches) tall.

Old Zinnia acerosa plant about 1' tall past blooming period in the Tucson Sonoran Desert . Many old zinnias in the desert acquire this interesting gnarly form after many years in the desert.