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9228.000 Dahlia
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs, with tuberous roots. Leaves opposite, imparipinnate; leaflets usually ovate and toothed. Capitula long-pedunculate, heterogamous; ray-florets male or neuter; disk-florets bisexual. Achenes flattened. Pappus 0 or composed of 2 small teeth. Derivation of name: Dahlia: from Andreas Dahl, a Swedish botanist, 1751-1789. Worldwide: 29 species in the mountains of Mexico to Columbia Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Dahlia:
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated DahliaExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DahliaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dahlia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dahlia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dahlia
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iNaturalist: Dahlia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dahlia
JSTOR Plant Science: Dahlia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dahlia
Plants of the World Online: Dahlia
Tropicos: Dahlia
Wikipedia: Dahlia
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