-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies (Order Asterales)

-Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)

-Subfamily Asteroideae

-Sunflowers and Allies (Tribe Heliantheae)

-Subtribe Zinniinae

-Zinnias (Genus Zinnia)

-Zinnia maritima

Zinnia maritima (Palmer's zinnia) are members of the aster family. They are native to South America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, where they grow in scrublands and dry grasslands.