Dahlia sp. (cultivar)

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Dahlia sp. (cultivar)

Photo: Bart Wursten
Entrance rd to Cleveland Dam, Harare

Dahlia sp. (cultivar)

Photo: Bart Wursten
Entrance rd to Cleveland Dam, Harare

Dahlia sp. (cultivar)

Photo: Mark Hyde
Belfast Close, Emerald Hill, Harare

Dahlia sp. (cultivar)

Photo: Mark Hyde
Belfast Close, Emerald Hill, Harare

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Description: Perennial herb, growing from tubers.
Notes: Most of the many thousands of cultivars of this popular garden plant have their origins in species from Mexico, which were imported into Europe at the end of the 18th century. Occasional escapes are known, particularly around the larger urban areas.
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Dahlia sp. (cultivar)

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dahlia sp. (cultivar)
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dahlia sp. (cultivar)
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dahlia sp. (cultivar)
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dahlia sp. (cultivar)
JSTOR Plant Science: Dahlia sp. (cultivar)
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dahlia sp. (cultivar)
Plants of the World Online: Dahlia sp. (cultivar)
Tropicos: Dahlia sp. (cultivar)
Wikipedia: Dahlia sp. (cultivar)


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Dahlia sp. (cultivar).
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=160580, retrieved 29 March 2024

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