Sanvitalia
| creeping zinnias | |
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| Sanvitalia procumbens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: |
Sanvitalia Lam. 1792 |
| Type species | |
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Sanvitalia procumbens Lam. |
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| Synonyms IPNI1, IPNI2, | |
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The creeping zinnias (genus Sanvitalia /ˌsænvᵻˈteɪliə/) 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.
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.
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