Biology:Dahlia coccinea
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
Dahlia coccinea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Dahlia |
Species: | D. coccinea
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Binomial name | |
Dahlia coccinea | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Dahlia coccinea is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. Its common name is red dahlia, although the flowers can be orange or occasionally yellow, as well as the more common red. The species is native to Mexico but has long been cultivated in other countries for its showy flowers.[2]
Uses
Tubers of the plant were used as a food source by the Aztecs, though this use largely died out after the Spanish conquest. The tubers are highly nutritious.[3][4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Dahlia coccinea
- ↑ Icon. [Cavanilles] 3: 33 (-34; t. 266). 1795.
- ↑ Laferrière, Joseph E., Charles W. Weber and Edwin A. Kohlhepp. 1991a. Use and nutritional composition of some traditional Mountain Pima plant foods. Journal of Ethnobiology 11(1):93-114.
- ↑ "Aztec Dahlias". http://www.aztecdahlias.com/azdahlhistory.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q1804715 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia coccinea.
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