Taxon:  Petunia ×atkinsiana (Sweet) D. Don ex W. H. Baxter



Summary
Genus:
Petunia
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Petunioideae
Nomen number:
462920
Place of publication:
J. C. Loudon, Hort. brit. ed. 3:655.  1839
Hybrid parentage:
= Petunia axillaris × P. integrifolia
Verified:
04/04/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
95 (31  active, 17  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Nierembergia ×atkinsiana Sweet

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Petunia ×hybrida hort. ex E. Vilm.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcommon garden petunia as Petunia ×hybrida1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: as Petunia ×hybrida
Englishgarden petunia as Petunia ×hybrida1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishpetunia as Petunia ×hybrida1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Petunia ×hybrida
GermanGarten-Petunie  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2Cultivated    only cult.Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Cultivated (only cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Petunia ×hybridaLiberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: as Petunia ×hybrida
Environmentalornamentalas Petunia ×hybridaHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Petunia ×hybrida
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=462920. Accessed 15 April 2026.