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Zinnia grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Rocky Mountain zinnia and plains zinnia. [2] It is native to the southwestern and south-central United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona) [3] and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Zacatecas).
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It includes flora taxa that are native to New Mexico. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "New Mexico" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.
Penstemon ambiguus var. ambiguus grows in dunes, sandy areas of the plains, and sandsage shrublands. It is recorded by POWO and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database (PLANTS) as growing from eastern Colorado and western Kansas south to the Oklahoma panhandle, in two counties of New Mexico, and Texas. [19]
Big sagebrush is a coarse, many-branched, pale-grey shrub with yellow flowers and silvery-grey foliage, which is generally 0.5–3 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –10 feet) tall. [3] A deep taproot 1–4 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 –13 ft) in length, coupled with laterally spreading roots near the surface, allows sagebrush to gather water from both surface precipitation and the water table several meters beneath.
Begonia. Available in a wide variety of colors, begonia plants are great for beginner gardeners to grow. These tiny flowers prefer filtered light or partial shade as all-day, direct sunlight can ...
Opuntia polyacantha is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear, [3] [4] starvation pricklypear, [5] hairspine cactus, [3] and panhandle pricklypear. [2] It is native to North America, where it is widespread in Western Canada , the Great Plains , the central and Western United States , and Chihuahua in northern ...
The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico.